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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.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Chinese state media announced on Sept. 12 that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) had dispatched bombers, fighters and support aircraft through the Bashi Channel into the Pacific Ocean. Taiwan’s Up Media reported that the U.S. Air Force dispatched F-15s from Japan during this exercise. We’ve check with our source and can confirm that the incident did occur.
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The F-35B has successfully verified its Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) integration capbility by helping a Aegis system engage an over-the-horizon target using a SM-6 missile.
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Photo by Drew Hamilton
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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.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk ‘N141EM’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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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.
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