Gen. Anatoly Kornukov, who as Commander of Sokol Air Base ordered the shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007, has passed away.
Category: Air Force
India could reduce MMRCA order
News reports from India said the new government is considering lowering the number of Rafales ordered from 126 to 80 as a cost cutting measure.
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Ukrainian Su-25 crashed while landing
The Ukrainian Air Force lost a Su-25 on Jul. 2 at Dnipropetrovsk airport. The pilot was approaching to land when the aircraft went out of control and he had to eject.
YouTube: Iran transfers 7 Su-25s to Iraq
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force has transferred seven Su-25K/UBKs to Iraq on Jul. 1.
Deliveries of F-16s to Iraq affected by unrest
Deliveries of F-16s to Iraq could be delayed after unrest forced U.S. private contractors to be evacuated from Balad airbase.