Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin disclosed that the Tu-160M2 supersonic bomber will be making its first flight by end of the month.
Category: Air Force
Aurora Flight Sciences to certify Orion UAV
Aurora Flight Sciences has received a $48 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to certify the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences
Indonesia’s ex-Air Force chief questioned by graft busters
The former Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Agus Supriatna turned up at Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission on Jan. 3 to answer questions regarding the purchase of a AW101 helicopter.
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Bangladesh Mi-171Sh crashes with high-ranking Kuwaiti officers on board
Kuwait Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Mohammad Al-Khuder and Kuwait Naval Forces Commander Maj. Gen. Khalid Mahmud Abdullah escaped serious injuries when their Bangladesh Air Force Mi-171Sh helicopter crashed inside a Border Guard Bangladesh camp in Sreemangal town on Jan. 3.
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Photo: Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense
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Denmark to take over NATO Air Policing mission in Baltic next week
Denmark will send F-16s to Zokniai air base in Lithuania on Jan. 5 as it takes over the NATO Air Policing mission from the U.S. F-15 contingent there.
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