Ukraine claims that a An-26 transport plane might have been shot down by a Russian Pantsyr S1 air defense system or from a air-to-air missile.
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Mitsubishi Electric cleared to export fighter radar
Japan is allowing Mitsubishi Electric to export its fighter radar under new export rules. Mitsubishi Electric produces the X-band J/APG-1 AESA for the F-2 fighter.
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Vermont ANG F-16s damaged after hangar doors collapsed inwards
An unspecific number of F-16s with the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing were damaged last week when strong winds caused hangar doors to collapsed inward.
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Work to meet U.S. Navy and discuss UCLASS
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work will meet with navy officials this week and one the items of the agenda is to sort out the requirements for Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS).
First modernized Il-38N to be delivered to Russian Navy today
The Russian Navy will take delivery of the first modernized Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft today.