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Russian MiG-31s flew 4,000km non-stop with 3 mid-air refuelings

Posted on August 2, 2015 by alert5

Russian Air Force MiG-31s have flown non-stop from Zabaikalsky Territory in Siberia to Perm Territory in Russia’s Ural in a six-hour flight that involved three refuelings.

By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/id148046) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Talks between France and Russia over Mistral ships are over

Posted on August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 by alert5

An adviser to Russian President Putin said talks are effectively over and Moscow will soon announce the cancellation of the deal.

By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Dassault still finding it difficult to sell Rafale to India

Posted on August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 by alert5

Paris and New Delhi have missed a target to finalized the sale of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters to India.

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Israeli Air Force joins the 3D printer revolution

Posted on August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 by alert5

The Israeli Air Force has been secretly testing out a 3D printer to manufacture parts for its Eitan UAV.

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New highway under contruction in India will have a section built as fighter runway

Posted on August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 by alert5

The Indian Air Force is working with the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that a stretch along the Lucknow-Agra Expressway will be able to land fighter jets in the future.

Photos: Indian Ministry of Defense
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