Category: Air Force

The Su-35S undergoing flight tests at Zhukovsky was photographed with a full air-to-ground weapons load recently. An earlier photo showed the jet flying with just three KAB-1500L precision-guided bombs. This round, the aircraft has six FAB-500 M-62 500kg general purpose bombs fixed to its wing and fuselage pylons.

Australia has placed an order for two more KC-30A aerial refueling tankers, increasing the fleet from five to seven aircraft.

By Robert Frola (Flickr) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Saab has received an SEK270 million order for the delivery of RBS 70 missiles and additional equipment and training with a customer who does not wish to be identified.

By Specialist Eric Hughes, United States Army (http://www.c7f.navy.mil/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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The Royal Air Force’s II (AC) Squadron deployed to RNAS Culdrose for a week-long exercise near the English Channel with HMS Defender.

Photo: Royal Air Force
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