U.S. defense officials said Russia has deployed its fighter jets to Syria. One official say four fighters are in Latakia. A photo on social media indicated that Russia flew the Su-30 there.
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USMC will operate F-35Bs from Queen Elizabeth-class carriers
Head of Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Rear Admiral Keith Blount, confirmed at DSEI 2015 that the U.S. Marine Corps will deploys its F-35B STOVL fighter on board both Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
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Pentagon awards Aerovironment contract to supply RQ-11B to Ukraine
Aerovironment has been award a $9 million contract by the Pentagon to supply the company’s RQ-11B min-UAV to Ukraine.
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Venezuelan Su-30MKV crashed while trying to intercept unknown aircraft
A Venezuelan Air Force Su-30MKV crashed on Sept. 17 at approximately 21:07 p.m. local time while trying to intercept an unknown aircraft in the northwestern region of the country.
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Raytheon might pair with Aermacchi to offer M-346 for T-X
An industry source told Defense News that Raytheon has been talking to Alenia Aermacchi to offer the latter’s M-346 for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition.
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