Three crew members of a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber were killed when their aircraft crash landed during bad weather on Jan. 22.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (TU-22M3) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
CSIS: North Korea’s Sino-ri missile base
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has disclosed another undeclared North Korean missile base on Jan. 21.
Swiss F/A-18 to perform at RIAT 2019
The Swiss Air Force will be sending a F/A-18 to RAF Fairford this year for RIAT. The show will take place from Jul. 19-21.
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Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Photos: Exercise Intrepid Sentinel
ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 16, 2019) From left to right, France’s Marine Nationale air defense destroyer FS Cassard (D 614), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) sail in formation in the in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 16, 2019, during exercise Intrepid Sentinel. Intrepid Sentinel brings together the John C. Stennis Strike Group, France’s Marine Nationale, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy for a multinational exercise designed to enhance war fighting readiness and interoperability between allies and partners. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin/Released)
Ivory Coast Air Force orders one C295
Airbus has sold a single C295 medium transport aircraft to the Ivory Coast Air Force, the company announced on Jan. 21.
Arcturus [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons