China to take delivery of 4 Su-35s this year

The Governor of Khabarovsk Territory Vyacheslav Shport revealed that China will be taking delivery of four Su-35 fighters from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO) this year.

Sukhoi Su-35S (28333541172)
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Preliminary report out on Draken’s TA-4K crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has published its preliminary report into the loss of a TA-4K operated by Draken International at Nellis Air Force Base on Aug. 18.

Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk ‘N141EM’ (28595497520)
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South Africa announces plan to update Rooivalk

South Africa’s Defense Minister Nosiviwe Masipa-Nqakula announced plans to update the country’s indigenous Rooivalk attack helicopter during the African Aerospace and Defence Show in Pretoria on Sept. 13.

La photo montre un hélicoptère d’attaque de la Force de la MONUSCO, assurant une protection aérienne et terrestre d’un convoi d’ex-combattants FDLR, pour leur enrôlement au camp de transit de Kanyabayonga.
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