TASS reports that the two Tu-95MS bombers that landed in Indonesia have return back to their base in the Amur region on Dec. 9. The return trip was 10 hours-long and the bombers were refueled in mid-air over the Sea of Okhotsk by Il-78 tankers.
Category: Air Force
SAAF Oryx crash-lands on highway
A South African Air Force (SAAF) Oryx helicopter crash-landed along the N1 highway near the Huguenot Tunnel on Dec. 10.
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Photo: City of Cape Town
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Qatar signs contract for 24 Eurofighters
Qatar has signed a contract to buy 24 Eurofighters. The agreement was signed by the Qatar and British governments in Doha on Dec. 10.
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Photo: Royal Air Force
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KC-390 undergoing cross-wind landing trials at Scottsbluff airport
An airport in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is playing host to the Embraer KC-390 as the medium-size, twin-engine military transport is there for cross-wind landing testing.
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Boeing issues statement saying it “respects” Canada’s decision to buy F/A-18 from RAAF
Boeing issued a statement on Dec. 8 regarding media reports saying Canada has decided to buy used F/A-18s from the Royal Australian Air Force.
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