Six F-16s and approximately 80 airmen left Poland on Oct. 14 for Israel to participate in Exercise Blue Flag.
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Russia’s military detachment in Syria now has a “hotline” to Israeli Air Force
The Russian military said its command center at Hmeimim air base in Syria had established a link with a command post of the Israeli air force.
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Su-35s carried out drills near Kuril Islands
Russian Su-35 fighters carried out drills near the Kuril Islands recently, the Eastern Military District announced on Oct. 15.
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Lockheed Martin awarded $305 million contract for JASSM and JASSM-ER
Lockheed Martin will produce 140 baseline JASSMs for U.S. and international partners, 140 JASSM-ER missiles under a Lot 13 contract worth $305 million.
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Former CH-46 crew chief gets upgrade to Navy Cross
Former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Kenneth A. Altazan got his Silver Star upgraded to a Navy Cross recently after new evidence emerged on his heroic actions as a CH-46 crew chief on a rescue mission in Vietnam forty-six years ago.
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