Aviation News
All 27 MD-530 attack helicopters ordered by Afghanistan have been delivered with the final four arriving on a C-17 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan on Aug. 25.
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U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes
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The Chinese Gaofen-3 radar imaging satellite has transmitted back its first set of images taken with its 1-meter resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
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Russian newspaper Izvestiya disclosed that a new satellite navigation jamming system dubbed POLE-21 is now operational.
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government is in discussions with Turkey to allow a contingent of Tornado ECR jets to remain in Incirlik Air Base.
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Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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USA TODAY has scored an interview with the two F-22 pilots who intercepted two Syrian Su-24 fighter bombers last week.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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