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The American Defense News edition reports that signed recently Israel and Lockheed Martin concern the contract on modification of a configuration of F-35 planes includes not only use of the Israeli fighting systems, but also increase in range of flight.

Referring to employees of concern the edition argues that Israel asked to inspect technological feasibility of a task of equipment of planes by additional fuel tanks with invisibilities function Continue reading →

The international aviation organizations are concerned because of application by Russia of cruise missiles in the Syrian conflict. Therefore the European agency on aviation safety (EASA) published now information on safety for the airlines using air space over the Caspian Sea, Iran and Iraq. Some of the most used ways from Europe to the Middle East and to the Southern Asia pass through it.

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The small plane broke into an air show in Austria, the pilot was lost. About it reports Associated Press referring to local authorities.

Failure occurred on Sunday, August 30, in airfield Hirt, near to the city Friezes in the southern Province of Carinthia.

The pilot, the 50-year-old local, made a steep slope, and then went on fast descent. The aircraft ran into the earth.

The air show after failure was closed. On action there was Continue reading →

Successful application in Syria Su-34 will surely cause interest to this car in foreign military of departments. Probably, those countries which traditionally maintain the western equipment will want to buy them even, Roman Katkov writes.

For the first time Su-34 was shown 20 years ago in Le Bourget. Already then to it showed interest a number of the states, however to buy did not risk: the plane only started tests, and it was not clear, whether Continue reading →

Two Russian front Su-24 bombers destroyed armored machinery which fighters of «The Islamic state» beat off at armies of Iraq and Syria near the Syrian city of Aleppo.

«In this column there were 32 objects of armored machinery, including tanks and other armor objects which were earlier grasped at armed forces of Iraq and Syria and were assumed to use by fighters near the city of Aleppo», – reports RIA Novosti news agency referring to the chief of Continue reading →

The fighters F-16C/D of the Polish Air Force will receive hardly noticeable AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles of the American production, reports a portal F-16.net. In the first delivery 40 rockets of production of the Lockheed Martin company will be transferred to Warsaw. Poland becomes the third foreign operator of rockets of this type. Before them already received the Air Force of Australia and Finland.

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Only 5 % of the Russian airstrikes across Syria had the purpose so-called «The Islamic state», the Minister of Defence of Great Britain declared.

In interview to the The Sun edition Michael Fellon also told that the majority of blows was the share of insurgent formations, including Free Syrian army supported by the West. Civilians became victims of bombardments also.

Words of the Minister of Defence of Great Britain sounded next day after the Continue reading →

The Ministry of Defence of Russia on Tuesday received the next party of the modern Su-34 bombers on state defense order of 2015, the press service of the manufacturing company of planes Dry reports. On Tuesday the "Sukhoi" company transferred to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation the next party of the front Su-34 bombers provided by state defense order of 2015, is reported on a site "Dry".

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Within two days – on October 2 and 3 – at least three hospitals suffered from airstrikes of the Russian Aerospace armies in Syria, the organization "Doctors for human rights" reports.

"Bashar Assad’s strengths ruthlessly attacked establishments of health system of Syria for the last four years, and now the government of Russia goes in the same way", – is told in the message.

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The American investigation argues: soon on hastily equipped air base in the Syrian Latakia there can be Russian MiG-31 and Su-25 "Rook". There is at least one, but very indicative sign of that this version is true. Namely – type of planes which arrive from Russia to the airport of Latakia.

The Chicago Tribune newspaper referring to unnamed representatives in power structures of the USA reported on Friday: Barack Obama’s administration Continue reading →