The U.S. Air Force’s 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron will soon stand down from its NATO Baltic Air Policing mission next week and the service has posted a video showing the F-15s intercepting Russian Navy Su-30s.
Category: Air Force
Tu-160M2 to make first flight this month
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.
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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