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The R-11 Raven mini-UAV has been upgraded with a new gimbal-mounted camera that gives the operator a nearly 360-degree view around the aircraft.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Garett Hernandez, 1st Cav. Div. PAO
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Two Saudi Apache pilots were killed when their helicopter came down near the border with Yemen on Aug. 21.
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By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom (AH-64D Apache) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Russian Navy received two Su-30SM fighters on Aug 17 and the service will have 50 such fighters by 2020.
By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/id145423) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
The 71st Fighter Squadron was reactivated on Aug. 21 at Langley. It will be known as the 71st Fighter Training Squadron as the mission is to provide realistic training for the F-22 pilots in the same base.
An anonymous source told Reuters that India and France will seal the deal for 36 Rafale fighters within 10 days.
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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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