Watch B-52s pound ISIL for the first time
The B-52s that arrived at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar earlier have starting bombing ISIL on Apr. 17. The bombers hit targets such as weapons storage facility near Qayyarah, Iraq.
CH-53K lifts first external load
The Sikorsky CH-53K has completed its first external load flight test Apr. 19, lifting a 12,000 pound external load in a hover.
Collection of GoPro footage showing the A-10’s GAU-8/A in action
Russia to spend $35 million buying new mobile air defense radars
The Russian Defense Ministry is to buy six sets of mobile air defense radars for $35 million. The first two sets must be delivered next year and the rest by 2018.
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