Category: Air Force

CyPhy Works has been given a contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop and test a micro-unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for search and rescue operations.

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Russia has placed an order for seven more Su-30SM fighters during the Girdoaviasalon 2014 show.

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Former Libyan Air Force chief of staff Ahmed Habib al-Mesmari was shot dead by gunmen on Sept. 17 in the city of Benghazi.

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AIN reports that a quarter of the Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fleet is grounded as negotiations for spare parts have dragged on for years.

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A Dutch daily said on Thursday that Netherlands would contribute an unspecified number of F-16 fighter jets to air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq or Syria.

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