Aviation News
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines has decided to withdraw its An-124 cargo plane from NATO’s Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS), Kommersant reports.
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A Greek Chinook helicopter ferrying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came under harassment from two Turkish fighters near the islet of Ro on Apr. 17.
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At the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 being held in Malaysia, an official from Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) told Jane’s that PAC is in preliminary talks with Kuala Lumpur over the potential sale of the JF-17 to Malaysia.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria’s T4 airbase last week in order to keep a newly-arrive Iranian Tor air defense missile system from being activated.
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Israel has decided that its F-15 fighters will not be heading to Alaska for this year’s Red Flag exercise. The Israelis were supposed to be making its debut in the Alaskan edition of the annual air combat exercise.
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