The 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, are training in Mojave, California with the U.S. Marines to prepare for an upcoming deployment to southern Afghanistan.
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Russia’s Voronezh-M early-warning radar is online
Russia’s Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar was put on duty officially at 10:15 a.m. local time in the Irkutsk region of Siberia on Wednesday.
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Russian An-30 skidded off runway and caught fire in Czech Republic
A Russian An-30 skidded off the runway at Czech air force base in Caslav after the front landing gear broke during landing.
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Royal Saudi Air Force places order for 102 training aircraft
The Royal Saudi Air Force has confirmed that it will place an order for 22 BAE Systems Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT), 55 PC-21 advanced turboprop trainers, 25 primary training aircraft.
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South Korea to spend $2.17 billion on hundreds of missiles
South Korea plans to spend $2.1 billion over the next five years to boost its its missile arsenal, including long-range cruise missiles and precision-guided weapons.
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