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According to the source, the pilot was killed in the crash of the aerobatics Su-27 jet MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft of the Russian Knights aerobatic team has crashed in the Moscow Region and the pilot has been killed, sources in the law enforcement agencies told TASS on T...

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Great photos Dave Chng!

Fox350, what is your source about your message?

Confirmation of F/A-18F Super hornet, static and flying.
C-27 (Italia) static
E-3 Sentry - NATO - Static

Air Force Moving Forward With A-10 Replacement Option WASHINGTON — The Air Force is moving forward with a key step in developing a dedicated close-air support plane to replace the A-10 Warthog, a top general said Thursday. “My requirements guys are in the process of building a draft requirements doc...

Algeria Increases Order of Russian-made Mi-28 Helos to 42 GABORONE, Botswana — The Algerian Air Force (AAF) has ramped up its order of Russian-made Mi-28NE "Night Hunter" attack helicopters from the eight initially reported in January to 42, the Russian-language newspaper RIA-Novosti reported. Quoti...

UK Invests in F-35 Home Base Upgrade LONDON — The home of Britain’s new F-35 fleet is to have a £167 million (US $235 million) makeover to prepare the Royal Air Force (RAF) base for the arrival of the strike jets in 2018, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The base at RAF Marham, eastern En...

USAF backs off sixth-gen 'fighter' in quest for air supremacy The US Air Force will begin an extensive campaign of prototyping and experimentation relating to new air superiority technologies, including new aircraft types, after completing a wide-ranging examination of future air battle concepts and...

Great photos Marcelo Lobo da Silva!!
Thanks for sharing!

Air Force paying too much for C-17 engine maintenance, report says The Air Force is paying for engine maintenance for the C-17 Globemaster III without any idea if it’s getting a fair price, a new watchdog report said. “Air Force officials awarded the…base contract without obtaining sufficient data t...

How the improved F-22 trains for future wars (with F-35s) As the Air Force's most advanced aircraft, the F-22 is in such high demand that Raptor pilots and crews are constantly deploying for training and wartime missions. It’s no doubt that the Raptor has been put on a pedestal in the Air Force’s tr...

Light F-35 Helmet Tests Begin, DOD Aims To Fix Escape System This Year WASHINGTON — The F-35 joint program office will begin testing the first prototype of the new, lightweight Generation III helmet later this month, with the hope of resolving by November issues with the jet’s escape system that hav...

CH-53K project expands to 120kts and two test helicopters Sikorsky's first CH-53K King Stallion has achieved speeds of 120kts as the heavy-lift helicopter development project presses forward with flight envelope expansion and adds a second test aircraft to the mix. The Lockheed Martin-owned rotorcra...

Rafale exports boost Dassault's 2015 defence sales Dassault has attributed a 12-fold year-on-year increase in defence sales to its success with exports of the Rafale multi-role combat aircraft, having secured orders from Egypt and Qatar in 2015. Defence order intake at the French manufacturer for th...

US Navy orders 28 H-1s as Army seeks more UH-72s The US Navy has ordered 12 UH-1Y Venoms and 16 AH-1Z Vipers from Bell Helicopter for $461 million as the Army seek another 16 UH-72A Lakotas from Airbus Helicopters. Operated by the Marine Corps, the Venom and Viper are 85% common and are delivered of...