April 06, 2016 Military Aviation News
04/06/2016
The pilot of a Syrian warplane shot down by rebels south of Aleppo has been captured, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said. The plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile and caught fire before falling in the Talat al-Iss highland, according to the group. The aircraft, reportedly a Su-22, had been on a reconnaissance mission, Syria's military confirmed.
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04/06/2016
F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 80th Fighter Squadron practiced combined flying operations March 28-31 alongside counterparts from the South Korean air force’s 19th Fighter Wing at Jungwon Air Base during Buddy Wing 16-3. Buddy Wing training, conducted multiple times a year, polishes the ability of South Korean and U.S. pilots to train and operate as a combined force.
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04/06/2016
The Indian defence establishment is showing "increasing interest" in the American offer to supply F/A-18 "Super Hornet" fighters to IAF under the Make in India programme, even as US defence secretary Ash Carter is all set to come visiting from April 10 to 12 to further crank up the bilateral strategic partnership.
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04/06/2016
The Air Force is hoping to remedy its lack of infrastructure in Europe with more modular, small-scale bases and runways, the head of U.S. Air Forces Europe said Tuesday. Gen. Frank Gorenc explained that base restructuring under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, which led to the pending closures of RAF Mildenhall, Alconbury and Molesworth, and 12 other installations across Europe, has prompted the Air Force to increase its missions with NATO partners using alternative sites a
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04/06/2016
Italian aerospace and defense supplier Finmeccanica SpA on Tuesday said it has signed a contract with Kuwait for the sale of 28 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets as the Middle East country follows its neighbors in modernizing its air force.
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04/06/2016
As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his brutal crackdown on Kurdish communities in the country’s southeast, Ankara has also stepped up its efforts abroad. On Tuesday, officials confirmed that the Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes against PKK militants in northern Iraq.
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04/06/2016
Amid North Korea’s recent push to improve its nuclear capabilities, South Korean officials claim that Pyongyang can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile.
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04/06/2016
Indonesia, India and Malaysia have expressed interest in buying Russian-made Su-34 and Su-35 jets. Su-34 jet fighters/bombers were deployed to Syria from the first day of the operation. They destroyed terrorist infrastructure facilities and command points. Su-35s were deployed to Syria later. They provided protection for the striking force.
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04/06/2016
S-400 is by far Russia's most advanced surface-to-air missile system that has a range of 248 miles and is capable of tracking and destroying all existing aerial targets, including ballistic and cruise missiles.
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04/06/2016
A Lockheed Martin-built Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched from a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) in an engineering demonstration on April 4 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
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