This footage, posted by the Russian Ministry of Defense, shows a Su-34 carrying out a bombing mission over Raqqa, Syria.
Afghanistan to sign contract for Mi-35s this month
Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Moscow and Kabul will sign a contract for an unspecific number of Mi-35 attack helicopters this month.
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Russia to develop new air-launched high-speed UAV based on Tu-143
Russia will start research into a high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle that is launched from an aircraft. To start off, researchers will use the Tupolev Tu-143 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft from the 1970s as the basis.
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Turkey urged NATO not to withdraw Patriot batteries
Turkey has urged its NATO allies not to withdraw their Patriot air defense systems from its border with Syria. Germany and the U.S. are starting to withdraw their support and other NATO countries have not step in to fill the gap.
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SAIC proposing fee-per-flight-hour Eclipse 550 as alternative to T-1A
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) says the U.S. Air Force will save money by switching from the T-1A to using the Eclipse 550 under a fee-per-flight-hour contract.
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