PLAAF J-10 fighters carried out live-firing exercise in Tibet last month using dumb and laser-guide bombs.
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SAS planned raid on Argentine air base
During the Falklands war, the SAS planned Operation Mikado to destroy Argentinean Super Etendard fighters at Rio Grande airbase. Thirty years later, those who were involved in the planning of the raid are starting to speak about the aborted mission.
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Irkut to supply 30 Su-30SM to Russian Air Force
Irkut has secured an order to supply 30 Su-30SM fighters to the Russian Air Force by 2015.
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Canada’s auditor general critical of F-35 procurement
A leaked draft report by Canada’s auditor general said the RCAF did not do homework on pricing for the F-35 and the government broke procurement rules when it committed to buy the jets.
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USAF: No money to replace JSTARS
The U.S. Air Force does not have the funds to replace the E-8A JSTARS with a new platform.
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