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Russia Confirms Sale of 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To China
November 19, 2015 @ 08:51 AMRussia has signed a contract with China to sell 24 Sukhoi 35 multi role fighter aircraft worth US$ 2 billion. Russias state technologies corporation, Rostec head Sergey Chemezov announced that Russia and China have signed a contract, estimated to be worth $2 billion, on the delivery of 24 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets
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Russia Attacks Islamic State Targets Using Long Range Strategic Bombers
November 18, 2015 @ 10:29 AMRussia bombed Islamic State (IS) targets yesterday using its Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) and Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) strategic bombers, as well as Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder) medium bomber. This marks the first time in Russian Air Force history that the Bear and the Blackjack have taken part in an “actual battle”, according to a Russian Defence Ministry statement released to the Russian media
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US, France Intensify Syria Air Strikes Amidst No Reports of Russian Action
November 16, 2015 @ 02:04 PMUS warplanes dropped bombs against Islamic State (IS) targets destroying 116 fuel trucks yesterday even as French air strikes hit weapons depots and a training camp in response to the attacks in Paris. However, there were no reports of airstrikes or missile attacks on IS or other terrorist group targets by Russia over the weekend
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Japan Observes Chinese Spy Vessel Near Disputed Isles
November 13, 2015 @ 03:08 PMJapan is monitoring the waters near the disputed islands of South China Sea after it found out a Chinese naval intelligence ship operating in a new area for the first time. A P-3C patrol aircraft observed the Dongdiao-class intelligence vessel near territorial waters of the Senkaku Islands, Japan's Defense Ministry said late Thursday
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Fresh Demand May Force Lockheed Martin To Extend F-16 Production Beyond 2019
November 12, 2015 @ 10:14 AMLockheed Martin might extend F-16 fighter jet manufacturing production line till 2019 and beyond anticipating orders from Indonesia, the Gulf, Eastern Europe and other regions. “A number of countries in the Gulf already operated F-16 jets, but others were taking a closer look after seeing successful use of the jets against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, and insurgents in Yemen,” Rick Groesch, regional vice president for Lockheed in the Middle East was quoted as saying by Reuters Monday
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Syrian Deployment Attracts Buyers To Sukhoi Su-35, F-16 At Dubai Air Show
November 9, 2015 @ 01:29 PMRussias deployment of its frontline Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft in Syria has attracted interest from military delegations visiting the Dubai Air show. Officials from several countries visited the Rosoboronexport and Irkut stands to inquire about the performance of Su-35, Su-34 and other aircraft attacking Islamic State positions, informed sources told
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Lockheed Martin Wins Saudi Support Contract For F-15 Sniper Targeting System, Radars
November 9, 2015 @ 11:50 AMLockheed Martin has won a $262.8 million contract from the US Air Force to service Saudi Arabia's F-15 sniper targeting system and radars that allow for day and night low-level navigation
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Syrian AF Fights ISIS With Antiquated MiGs
November 7, 2015 @ 12:51 PMThe Syrian Air Force is using its antiquated MiG aircraft to defense Syria against terrorists and their supporters. Syria is using its over four decades old MiG-21 which it bought in the 1960s and MiG-23 which were bought a decade later in the fight against Islamic State
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Indian Nuclear Capable Agni-IV Missile Flight Test Scheduled On November 9
November 6, 2015 @ 10:59 AMIndia will flight test its surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, Agni-IV on November 9. The test will be carried out on the Wheeler Island off Odhisha, the Hindu news daily reported Friday
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US, UK Intelligence Claim IS Bomb Plot In Russian Plane Crash
November 6, 2015 @ 10:58 AMThe USA and UK have intercepted information, which suggests that bomb might have been carried on the Russian plane Metrojet Airbus A321, which crashed last Saturday at Egypts Sinai Peninsula. The information was disclosed following a joint US-British intelligence operation, which "used satellites to uncover electronic communications" between Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Egypt, various media reported today
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