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The Royal Air Force has installed external fuel tanks on some of its C-130J transport aircraft.
“A Hercules Transporter Aircraft of 30 Squadron is shown in flight. MOD 45147884” by Photo: Cpl Graham Stewart/MOD. Licensed under OGL via Wikimedia Commons.
Russia says it has deployed ten Su-27 and Su-34 fighters to the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad on Mar. 18.
“Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 Beltyukov-1” by Alex Beltyukov – http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia—Air/Sukhoi-Su-34/2094240/L/. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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Two on board a Ecuadorian Air Force T-34 were killed when their aircraft, # FAE-026, went down in Santa Elena on Mar. 18.
“T-34Cfae” by Cristhian Rodriguez – Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Indian Air Force had to scramble a Mirage2000 fighter to check on an airliner after it lost communications with air traffic control.
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United Aircraft Corporation told TASS that its Zhukovsky upgrade base will deliver ten upgraded Tu-93MS bombers between now and 2016 to the Russian Air Force.
“Russian Bear ‘H’ Aircraft MOD 45158140” by Photo: RAF/MOD. Licensed under OGL via Wikimedia Commons.
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