Vietnam has taken delivery of another two Su-30MK2 fighters on Dec. 29. Aircraft 8589 and 8590 were flown to Vietnam aboard a An-124 transport plane.
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China creates PLA Rocket Force and two other units
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched three new military units during a ceremony at the PLA headquarters in Beijing on Dec. 31. One of the units, the PLA Rocket Force, will replace the Second Artillery Corps.
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First USMC test pilot to fly the CH-53K
Lt. Col. Jonathan Morel from VX-21 became the first U.S. Marine to fly the CH-53K on Dec. 18 at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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VPAF’s first night attack unit
This second-part series by Tuoi Tre looks at how the VPAF’s 935 Fighter Jet Regiment carried out a night strike mission from its base some 30 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City.
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French Defense Minister confirms the purchase of 4 C-130Js
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has confirmed the purchase of four C-130Js from the United States.
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