A Nigerian Air Force Super Puma helicopter taxing to the apron crashed when its hydraulic systems failed.
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Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior live-fire demonstration
A Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter demonstrates its fire power to the media on Apr. 9 at a training range outside of Kabul, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force Photos by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston
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Corroded rivet was causing C-130 crew illness
C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force suffered from physiological problems when the aircraft’s pressurization system failed and could not be controlled effective. The cause remained unknown until recently.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Howard Blair [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India orders 36 Rafales whilst waiting for MMRCA to be negotiated
India has decided that the operational requirements of the Indian Air Force dictates the need to buy 36 Rafale fighters off-the-shelf while continuing to negotiate the MMRCA contract.
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By Capt. Jason Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pentagon to protest “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept by Russian Su-27
On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U flying over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 in “an unsafe and unprofessional manner.”
By TSgt Jason Robertson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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