Fighter pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy took part in a basic fighter maneuver training exercise at Shaw Air Force Base on Dec. 1.
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RAND on PLAAF operations over water
China has been dispatching its bombers and reconnaissance aircraft away from its coasts and into the Pacific and South China Sea. RAND explores in this paper on the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s role in these maritime flights. Hit on the link below for the article.
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Qatar orders 12 additional Rafales; total order at 36
Qatar has placed a follow-on order for 12 additional Rafale fighters from Dassault during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Doha on Dec. 7.
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Akash with indigenous RF seeker tested
India has tested its Akash air defense missile equipped with a local radio frequency seeker for the first time.
By Defence19 [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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EA-18G Block II might be equipped with UAV
During a media tour of Northrop Grumman’s mission systems facility outside Baltimore, Maryland, reporters were shown an unmanned aerial vehicle that folds inside a canister and designed to be carried on the EA-18G
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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