The RAF’s Number II (AC) Squadron has painted a Tornado GR4 in special livery to commemorate the Squadron’s 100th anniversary.
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Category: Air Force
Syria training Hezbollah to use Buk-M1
Israeli defense officials are seeing signs of Syria arming and training Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon to use advance surface-to-air missiles such as the Buk-M1.
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Indian Air Force lost 33 fighters since 2008
The Indian Air Force has lost 33 fighters in accidents since 2008, Defense Minister A K Antony said in a written reply to lawmakers.
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Australia getting sixth C-17
Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith announced that a sixth C-17 will be added to RAAF’s fleet so that four aircraft will be available for duties at all times.
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One-ton World War II bomb found in France
A one-ton German World War 2 bomb was found in Marseille, southern France, on Sunday. Officials in Marseille evacuated 1,000 people in order to remove the relic.
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