Members from the Syrian Special Forces who help to rescue the navigator of a Russian Su-24 shot down by the Turkish Air Force were given medals by Moscow.
Watch the last C-17 to depart Long Beach
Hundreds of people turn up at Long Beach airport on Nov. 29 to watch the last Boeing C-17 to be built there depart for good.
Last Boeing C-17 to depart from Long Beach today
The final C-17 to be built will depart the Long Beach plant in California today. The cargo plane will head to one of Boeing’s maintenance and modification centers in San Antonio.
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By John Murphy (C-17 Wing Wag) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jokowi deflected question on the purchase of AW101s
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told reporters to ask the Indonesian Air Force on the decision to replace the Super Puma VVIP helicopters with the AW101 during a ceremony at Institut Pertanian Bogor, West Java on Nov. 28.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Afghanistan places order for 65 ScanEagles
Afghanistan has place a $70 million order to buy eight sets of the Insitu ScanEagle UAS under the Foreign Military Sales program. These systems consist of 65 ScanEagle Air Vehicles.
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By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Guadalupe M. Deanda III [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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