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The Indian Air Force carried out test-firing of a R-73 short-range air-to-air missile on Jun. 19. A Su-30MKI successfully destroyed a target drone off Odisha coast.
Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Data collected by ADS-B Exchange suggest a U.S. Navy P-8A was sent over the South China Sea as the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning was reported to have entered the area on Jun. 18.
Credit: ADS-B Exchange
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An American general told Steve Trimble that a new long-range air-to-air missile is being develop to counter the Chinese PL-15.
F-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, released AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles at QF-16 targets during a live-fire test over an Air Force range in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2018. The Joint Operational Test Team conducted the missions as part of Block 3F Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.
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The AIM-9X Block II dogfight missile has been successfully test-fired from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) launcher for the first time last month.
Photo: Raytheon
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