The Historic Aircraft Collection in Duxford has put up its Hurricane Mk. X11a for sale. This aircraft was built in 1942 and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force until 1947.
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Upcoming X-37B launched postponed to mid-November
The U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance have both agreed to delay the next X-37B, OTV-3, after an engine glitch occured during an Oct. 5 launch of a Delta 4 rocket.
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Austere Challenge 12 starts in Israel
A joint air and missile defense exercise by Israel and United States has started on Oct. 21. 3,500 personnel will spend the next three-weeks practicing how to integrate defense systems if Israel comes under a massive missile attack.
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Pantsir-S shots down real cruise missile
A cruise missile fired from a Tu-95MS 800 kilometers away was shot down using two missiles from a Pantsir-S short-range air defense system during tests at a practice range in northern Russia on Friday.
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Modernized Mi-25s back in Peru
Four Mi-25 Hind D attack helicopters that were modernized in Russia have been assembled in Peru. Peru paid $20 million to modernize seven aircraft and extend their service life by another seven years.
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