A Russian Air Force MiG-31 crashed on Dec. 14 in the Far Eastern Primorye region. The aircraft just underwent maintenance before the crash.
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Rafale out of Brazil’s F-X2 competition
Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported Saturday that Dassault’s Rafale fighter is no longer being considered for Brazil’s F-X2 competition.
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Sale of Eurofighters to UAE in doubt
Britain’s plan to sell the Eurofighter to United Arab Emirates could be in doubt as the Gulf state is not in any hurry to purchase new fighters.
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Deborah Lee James confirmed as next USAF secretary
The U.S. Senate has approved the appointment of Deborah Lee James as the next U.S. Air Force secretary.
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China ADIZ to keep out RQ-4
U.S. Defense officials told Washington Times that one of the reasons China declared an Air Defense Identification Zone is to prevent the Global Hawk from spying along its coast line.
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