Niger has purchased a reconnaissance plane for $13.5 million. Neither the type of plane nor details of the purchase were given.
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China starts construction of second indigenous aircraft carrier
Kanwa says work on China’s second indigenous aircraft carrier has started at Jiangnan Shipyard.
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PLANAF kicks off 2015 pilot recruitment exercise
PLANAF has started its 2015 pilot recruitment exercise starting this month. The preliminary selection phase will last a month.
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JTAC fired after friendly fire incident in Afghanistan
The Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) who called in a B-1B air strike that killed five U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan on Jun. 9 has been fired by the U.S. Air Force.
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Black Aces has new CO as the squadron heads into 70th year
VFA-41 Black Aces has a new skipper, Cmdr. Shane Sullivan, who will lead the squadron into its 70th year of operations.