Pakistan will buy 15 more Sniper targeting pods from Lockheed Martin and upgrade 22 of its existing pods to new standards.
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CFIT was cause of F-16 crash during Operation Inherent Resolve
A F-16 pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron was killed during Operation Inherent Resolve when he flew too low during landing and failed to recover in time.
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U.S. Navy awards contract to manufacture five V-22s for Japan
The Bell Boeing consortium has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to manufacture five V-22 Block C aircraft for Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force.
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Russian Su-33s deployed to NITKA for training
The Russian Navy has deployed three of its Su-25UTG aircraft and a similar number of Su-33 fighters to the NITKA carrier training facility in Crimea on Jul. 13.
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Russian Tu-95 crashed in Russian Far East
A Russian Tu-95 bomber went down approximately 50 miles from the city of Khabarovsk on Jul. 14 at 9:50 a.m. Moscow time. All on board were able to bail out of the plane by parachutes.
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