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France went to Antonov and leased one of its An-70 (Registration: UR-NTK) cargo plane to help transfer 23.6 tons of equipment from Bangui, Central African Republic to Istres, France.
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Photos: Antonov
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The U.S. Congress has been informed on the potential sale of four MQ-9 Block 5 aircraft to Spain. The total cost of the contract including associated equipment, parts and logistical support is estimated to cost $243 million.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Commander of Indonesia’s National Air Defense Command said his country lacks sufficient numbers of air defense radars to adequately protect its airspace.
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CBS News was given a rare excess into the USAFCENT’s command center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. On the large screen in the room, one could see the number of coalition and Russian aircraft flying over Syria.
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Source: CBS News
Continue reading “U.S. F-16s were about 20 miles away from Russian Su-34s in Syria”