Two on board a Ecuadorian Air Force T-34 were killed when their aircraft, # FAE-026, went down in Santa Elena on Mar. 18.
“T-34Cfae” by Cristhian Rodriguez – Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
NATO tests deploying air control center 750km from home base
NATO tested its ability to deploy the Deployable Air Control Centre, Recognised Air Picture Production Centre and Sensor Fusion Post (DARS) during Exercise RAMSTEIN DUST I 2015 this month.
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Photo: HQ AIRCOM Public Affairs
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Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 scrambled to check on airliner
The Indian Air Force had to scramble a Mirage2000 fighter to check on an airliner after it lost communications with air traffic control.
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Russian Air Force to receive ten upgraded Tu-95MS bombers
United Aircraft Corporation told TASS that its Zhukovsky upgrade base will deliver ten upgraded Tu-93MS bombers between now and 2016 to the Russian Air Force.
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Afghan Air Force armed MD-530s arrived home
U.S. Air Forces Central Command announced yesterday that the Afghan Air Force’s first six armed MD-530s have arrived home.
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Photo: U.S. Air Force
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