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Ukraine’s Security Service says a fighter pilot was recruited by Russian intelligence and he was instructed to fly a Su-24M to Russia.
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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An academic has pointed out that the cost of buying 65 F-35As for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has become too expensive as the Canadian dollar has weaken by 25 percent since the Harper government announced back in 2010 to purchase the planes for $9 billion.
By MSgt John Nimmo Sr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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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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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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