The U.S. Air Force airdropped 75,956,235 pounds of cargo in Afghanistan last year, surpassing the 60,400,000 pounds record set in 2010.
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Russian Air Force completes testing Su-25UBM
The Su-25UBM has completed its tests with the Russian Air Force.
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Indonesia explains why Su-27s intercepted Falcon carrying Papua New Guinea’s leader
Papua New Guinea has accepted Indonesia’s explanation why it sent two Su-27s to intercept a Falcon jet carrying PNG Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah home from Malaysia on Nov. 29.
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Paris to order A330 MRTT next year
France plans to place an order in 2013 for the Airbus A330 refueling tanker and the planes will be delivered in 2017.
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Taiwan’s FM lobbied U.S. congressmen for support on F-16C/D
Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Timothy Yang, met two members of the U.S. Congress last week to continue pressing for the sale of F-16C/Ds to the island.
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