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Investigators of the A400M crash in Spain are trying to determine if crucial data that ensures the smooth running of the turboprops were wiped out before the flight.
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The Indian Army sent two special forces team inside Myanmar to attack two rebel camps on Jun. 10. They were supported by Mi-35s from the air force.
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For many years, the post of Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has been rotated amongst the three chief of staff of the services. However, when the current incumbent retires this July, President Joko Widodo might break away with tradition and choose not to nominate Air Force chief of staff Air Chief Marshall Agus Supriatna for the top post.
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The Russian Defense Ministry has grounded all its Tupolev Tu-95 bombers after one aircraft overshot the runway during a practice flight at Ukrainka airfield in the Amur region on Jun. 8.
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As part of the KC-46 development program, the aerial tanker had to be subjected to a series of weapons survivability test. The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s Weapons Survivability Laboratory was tasked with the assignment.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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