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At approximately 2 p.m. on Jun. 20, four A-10s assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing landed on a stretch of the Jägala-Käravete Highway in northern Estonia. Hit the source below for the link to the video.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s shipbuilding industry is capable of constructing its own indigenous aircraft carrier.
By en:User:Pietje96 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) subsidiary – Aviastar-SP – has been looking at various alternatives to replace the An-124 cargo plane.
By Antti Havukainen (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Republic of China Navy was invited to a media event for the Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Expo 2016 on Jun. 20 and the senior leadership laid out their long-term shipbuilding plans. One of the concepts being proposed is a Aegis guided missile destoryer (DDG) to replace the Kidd-class.
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force posted a 27-minute video today on YouTube and one of the scenes show a F-15J firing off its M61 Vulcan gatling cannon during a mock intercept mission. Fast forward to 7:06 to see the sequence.
