RIA Novosti reports that the Russia Air Force will take delivery of its firstPAK-FA “in the third quarter of this year.”
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RoKAF plans to have 4 aerial tankers by 2019
The South Korean Air Force plans to operate four aerial refueling tankers by 2019. The aircraft will enter service between 2017 to 2019.
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Iraq to build air defense system with Avengers, Stingers and HAWK
Iraq is seeking to build an air defense system with 40 Avenger fire units, 681 Stinger Block I 92H missiles, 13 AN/MPQ-64F1 radars, 3 HAWK XXI batteries with 216 MIM-23P HAWK missiles.
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Shooting panoramas with Swiss PC-7 Team
Hit the source to view panoramas taken by Swiss photographer Dominik Baumann while flying with the Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team.
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Brazil to retire Mirage 2000 this year, could replace them with F-5
Brazil has decided to retire its Mirage 2000 fleet on Dec. 31 as the aircraft has run out of hours. One potential replacement is the F-5 which will be refurbished by Embraer.
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