Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki told BBC that Baghdad had bought a number of used Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia and Belarus and they would be put into use soon.
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Category: Air Force
USAF awarded $1.28 billion contract to Sikorsky for combat rescue helicopter
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.28 billion contract for the initial engineering and manufacturing development phase of the new combat rescue helicopter to Sikorsky.
Japan to deploy F-35s at Misawa in 2017
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said the JASDF will deploy its first 20 F-35As at Misawa air base in 2017.
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Eurofighter to test modification kit which includes LERX
By end of the year, the Eurofighter consortium will flight test an aerodynamic modification kit that adds leading edge root extensions and extended trailing edge flaps to the fighter.
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RAAF clarifies media report that C-17 pilot wasn’t able to land three times
The Royal Australian Air Force has refuted a media report saying a C-17 pilot failed to land the aircraft after three attempts.
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