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The Royal Air Force has installed external fuel tanks on some of its C-130J transport aircraft.
“A Hercules Transporter Aircraft of 30 Squadron is shown in flight. MOD 45147884” by Photo: Cpl Graham Stewart/MOD. Licensed under OGL via Wikimedia Commons.
Russia says it has deployed ten Su-27 and Su-34 fighters to the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad on Mar. 18.
“Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 Beltyukov-1” by Alex Beltyukov – http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia—Air/Sukhoi-Su-34/2094240/L/. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will sail to the western coast of India from Apr. 23 to take part in an exercise with the Indian Navy.
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“Charles De Gaulle (R91) underway 2009” by USN – U.S. Navy VFA-146 official website [1] photo [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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 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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