For the past six months, Iraqi Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force air advisers with the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron have been training Iraqi pilots to become T-6 Texan II instructor pilots to rebuild the Iraqi air force.
Raytheon to design advanced long-range air-to-air missile for DARPA
DARPA has give Raytheon a $21.3 million contract to a high speed, long-range air-to-air missile able to shoot down high-performance aircraft, cruise missiles, and air defense targets.
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F-22 Raptor four-SDB ripple release test a success
Lockheed Martin has released a photo showing a F-22 Raptor successfully performs a ripple release of four Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) from its right main weapons bay.
Rosoboronexport: No MiG-31 contract with Syria
The head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport told RIA Novosti news agency that Moscow does not have a contract to supply MiG-31s to Syria.
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China staged live-fire drills in Tibet
The PLA said on Wednesday that it held its first live-fire joint ground and air exercise in Tibet recently.
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