The first 3 F-35 have arrived to the UK. Two of them belong to the USAF while the third is RAF. They will take part in the forthcoming RIAT and Farnborough airshows.
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- Crown copyrigth.
Wednesday 29 June 2016
Sunday 19 June 2016
Tu-22M3 accident
A Tu-22M3 Backfire skidded off the runway in an accident at a base in the Russian Far East. So far there are no details about what happened. The crew is ok.
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Saturday 18 June 2016
MiG-29 escorting Chinese presidential aircraft
Chinese president Xi Jinping is on an official visit to Serbia. Yesterday the presidential Boeing 747 arrived and was escorted by 3 Serbian MiG-29. Some photo have already been published. Note R-73 missile mounted in the wings.
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Tuesday 7 June 2016
Tank repair facilities in Homs
Some photos of the tank repair facilities at Homs. After the Russian intervention the facilities were repaired and put back to work.
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- Photos from twitter.
Friday 3 June 2016
T-80U accident in Moscow
This T-80U fell from the flatbed trailer while being transported in Naro-Fominsk (Moscow region). The vehicle belonged to 4th Tank Division (Kantemirovskaya)
Thursday 2 June 2016
The U.S. lifts arms embargo on Vietnam
The president of the US, Barack Obama, has lifted the arms embargo placed on Vietnam since 1984, describing it as "lingering vestige of the Cold War". Vietnam is involved with other countries in several maritime disputes with China. As a consequence, it has increased it's defence spending.
Vietnamese Su-22 (Copyright in the photo).
Vietnamese Armed Forces are mostly equipped with Soviet/Russian hardware. The decision will allow acquisitions of US equipment. This would allow Vietnam to diversify suppliers. The Air Force could be interested in refurbished F-16 to replace the Su-22/MiG-21 fleet. Maritime patrol aircraft could be of special interest as Vietnam will need to reinforce these capabilities when facing China.
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