Aviation News
The British government announced it will send two Sentinel aircraft to Iraq for wide area surveillance of ISIL activity and track IED laying activity.
“Raf-sentinel-ZJ692-071029-08-16” by Alan Radecki Akradecki – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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For the fourth time, the 114th Fighter Squadron is named the Top Fighter Squadron for 2014 by Air Education and Training Command.
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar
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A Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) Mi-8 helicopter crashed while attempting to land on Phu Quy Island, Central Binh Thuan Province, on Mar. 26.
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Russia’s defense ministry announced that it will be sending more than 10 Su-25s and Su-30SMs to Buryatia in southern Siberia for military exercises next month.
By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/id145423) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Saudi Air Force carried out multiple air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
By TECH. SGT. H. H. DEFFNER [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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