The British Parliament was told that the A400M program is now running over budget by 770 million pounds.
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Category: Air Force
Former Russian Air Force general who crashed Su-27 given four-year suspended sentence
A court martial has given former Russian Air Force Maj. Gen. Kanamat Botashev a four-year suspended sentence and fined 5 million rubles for crashing a Su-27 last year.
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LRS-B avoids sequestration
The Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) has managed to evade impacts caused by sequestration but it will run out of room to avoid disruptions in future budget cuts.
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Czech Gripens carried out aerial refueling training with Luftwaffe A310 MRTT tanker
Czech Air Force Gripen pilots have the rare opportunity to practice aerial refueling with a Luftwaffe Airbus 310 MRTT tanker over the Czech Giant Mountains in a three-day training recently.
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Russia to open an air base in Belarus by 2015
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow will open an air base in Belarus by 2015.
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