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The Russian Air Force will continue to use the MiG-31 interceptor till 2026, the head of the MiG corporation said
“MiG-31 Pichugin-1” by Dmitriy Pichugin – http://russianplanes.net/id49677. Licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons.
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A PLAAF August 1st promotional video showcasing the aerobatic sequence it has line up for LIMA 2015. Noteworthy is of a new maneuver featuring a shackle turn followed by a raid pull up from a third aircraft.
The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program office recently funded a Phase II follow-on contract to develop wide field-of-view (WFOV) imaging seekers to guide future munitions.
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Photo: AFRL
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Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said the recent spate of F-4 accidents are likely due to pilot error.
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Two F-16s from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing were vectored to help locate a 25-foot pleasure boat with two stranded boaters aboard on Mar. 8.
By United States Air Force (http://www.f-16.net/gallery_item34518.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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