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Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis told reporters during a briefing on Oct. 7 that the United States was forced to re-route its military aircraft over Syria to avoid a close encounter with Russian planes.
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Source: CBS News
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Lockheed Martin brought its F-16 cockpit demonstrator to Indonesia this week to highlight the F-16V.
Source: Lockheed Martin
Updated with video from Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin today that four Russian Navy ships based in the Caspian Sea had fired 26 cruise missiles at 11 targets in Syria.
By Vissarion (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bell chief executive John Garrison believes the Fuji-Bell team’s winning bid for Japan’s UH-X program will prevail despite calls by Airbus to reevaluate the decision.
Source: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
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Sukhoi has delivered another batch of Su-34 fighter bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense on Oct. 6. The aircraft left the factory at V.P.Chkalov Novosibirsk is believed to be destined for Morozovsk air base.
By Alex Beltyukov [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons