Iran says it has shot down an American RQ-170 while the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan admitted that a drone that had been sent on a mission over western Afghanistan late last week had been lost.
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New information on North Korea’s participation in Vietnam air war emerges
A new document from the Woodrow Wilson Center has new information on North Korea’s participation in the Vietnam air war.
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F-15J drop tank explosion caused by short circuit
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Friday that a short circuit caused the drop tank of a F-15J to explode in flight.
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Elbit Systems of America to upgrade USAF F-16 Block 30 and Block 50 HUD
Elbit Systems of America has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $38.5 million to upgrade the USAF’s F-16 Block 30 and Block 50 fighters with Wide Angle Conventional (WAC) Head Up Displays (HUDs).
Iran says missile programs not affected by blast
Iranian General Hassan Firouzabadi said the deaths of its rocket scientists at the Bid Ganeh base outside Tehran on Nov. 12 “had no effect on the self-sufficiency unit” of the elite Revolutionary Guards.