Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Jul. 23 that two Tu-22M3 bombers flying over the Black Sea were intercepted by MiG-21s from Romania.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder
Egypt’s Su-35 undergoing flight testing
Overconfidence lead to loss of RQ-4 in 2018
A U.S. Air Force RQ-4, #09-2041, was lost on Jun. 26, 2018 during a ferry flight to the Middle East. Crash investigators found that the RQ-4 community, and specifically the 69th Reconnaissance Group at Grand Forks, had “overconfidence” in operating the unmanned aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres
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Raytheon secured $375 million contract to develop miniature self-defense missile
Raytheon has emerged as the winner to develop a miniature self-defense missile to defend U.S. military aircraft from incoming missile attacks.
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