Aviation News
The Russian Air Force has relocated its Su-35 fighters from the Khabarovsk Territory to the Primorsky Territory, which is closer to North Korea and Japan.
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By Aleksander Markin (Su-35 in flight.) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada’s CF-188 Hornets conducted their first airstrike in Syria on Apr. 8. Two Canadian Hornets were amongst the 10 aircraft in the strike package that struck an ISIL garrison near Ar Raqqah, Syria.
Photo: Canadian Forces Combat Camera
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, Frank Kendall, said the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) is being designed such that when it comes to upgrading the airplane, anyone can compete for it.
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The U.S. Air Force is ready to deploy the AIM-120D overseas while the Navy will make the weapon available to its fighter fleet later this year.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Airman Maebel Tinoko. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Center for Budgetary and Strategic Assessments (CSBA) recently did a study which analyses over 1,450 air-to-air victories starting from 1965.
