Dutch F-35As to conduct circuit flying at Leeuwarden and Volkel Air Base this spring

The Royal Netherlands Air Force says its F-35A will be flown back home this spring to conduct circuit flying at Leeuwarden and Volkel Air Base.

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By US Air Force / Ministerie van Defensie (bron: Ministerie van Defensie.) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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RCAF CH-148 landed aboard Canadian warship for the first time

A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 naval helicopter has landed on a Canadian warship for the first time on Jan. 27. The feat took place off the coast of Nova Scotia.

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China says the deployment of fighters to Woody island is legitimate

China’s Ministry of Defense was asked today during its press session regarding Fox News’ report on the deployment of J-11 and JH-7 fighters to Woody island in South China Sea. Spokesman Wu Qian said China has the right to the aircraft as the island is part of its territory.

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Russia’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade was responsible for MH17 disaster

The Bellingcat team of investigative citizen journalists have published a new report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. The team concluded that the Buk unit that fired the missile was from Russia’s 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Investigation of the crash site of MH-17
By Ministerie van Defensie [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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