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The Pentagon has confirmed that a Russian Su-27 came within 10 feet of a U.S. Navy P-8A while both were flying over the Black Sea on Sept. 6.
By TSgt Jason Robertson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Head of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson is on an official visit to South Korea this week, during his stay there, he will tour the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 production line and fly the jet at the 16th tactical fighter wing in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province.
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By Korea Aerospace Industries (T-50 Golden Eagle Demo flight) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The U.S. Department of Defense has given Raytheon a $8.8 million contract to upgrade the Center Display Unit on 130 F-16 fighters.
At a press conference in Beijing today, Senior Colonel Shen Jinke of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) disclosed that the H-6K bomber and KJ-500 AEW&C platform will be appearing for the first time at Airshow China in Zhuhai this November.
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The Swiss military said on Sept. 6 that preliminary investigations revealed that Swiss air traffic agency, Skyguide, had assigned the Swiss F/A-18 that crashed into mountain on a wrong altitude.
By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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