Kommersant reported that China has inked a $2 billion contract to buy 24 Su-35 fighters.
By Anton Bannikov [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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CSBA: Two American carriers in Japan
Bryan Clark and Jesse Sloman from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments are proposing the idea of having two forward-deployed aircraft carriers in Japan instead of just one.
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HMS Defender to provide air defense cover for carrier Charles de Gaulle
As a French naval task force lead by aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle departs for the Mediterranean, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender will join the group of ships to provide air defense cover.
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By Mark Harkin (D36 HMS Defender) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Video of the air strike that destroyed 116 fuel trucks in Syria
Operation Tidal Wave II that destroyed 116 fuel trucks in Syria by 4 A-10s and 2 AC-130s.
Aurora Flight Sciences awarded contract for flight testing of AACUS
The U.S. Navy has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a $11 million contract to support flight testing of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo I Utility System (AACUS) program.
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