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Russian Jet Enters Israeli Airspace, Not Shot Down
November 30, 2015 @ 09:17 AMA Russian jet that entered about a mile into Israeli airspace by mistake was not shot down due to an open communication system between the two nations unlike what happened in Turkey last week. “The plane entered about a mile into Israeli airspace by “mistake” and immediately turned around back to Syria when the Russians were notified,” Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon was quoted as saying by Dawn Sunday
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Turkey Increases F-16 Patrol of Its Airspace after Su-24 Shooting
November 25, 2015 @ 12:30 PMTurkey has increased the number of warplanes patrolling the Turkey-Syrian border to 18 from 12. The decision to increase comes after Turkish F-16 hit a Russian Su-24 yesterday which triggered tension between the two nations, Hurriyet Daily News reported Wednesday
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Su-24 Downing; Russia Responds With S-400 Missiles, Warplanes
November 25, 2015 @ 10:30 AMRussia is deploying S-400 missile defense systems, Cruiser carrier ‘Moskva and warplanes in the areas closer to the Turkish-Syrian border in response to yesterday's Su-24 downing incident. The S-400 anti-aircraft missile system will be deployed to the Hmeimim airbase,” Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying by Russian media Wednesday
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Air-To-Air Missile Possibly 'Sidewinder' Brought Down Russian Su-24 Over Syria-Turkish Border
November 24, 2015 @ 11:35 AMTurkish F-16 might have used a Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile to bring down the Russian Su-24 fighter. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying that the aircraft was hit by an Air-to-air missile by Tass news agency
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Turkish F-16 Shoots Down Russian Su-24 For Airspace Violation
November 24, 2015 @ 10:05 AMTurkey claims to have shot down Russian Su-24 along the Turkey-Syrian border. Russia has confirmed the incident
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Venezuela Allocates $480M For Sukhoi Fighter Jet Upgrade From Russia
October 30, 2015 @ 08:14 AMVenezuela will allocate $480 million to upgrade its Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia. "The president [Nicolas Maduro] just authorized [the payment] of $480 million so that the service life of our Sukhoi planes… so they could continue to fulfill or give protection to the Venezuelan airspace," Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez was quoted as saying by Sputnik on Thursday
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Israel-Russia To Coordinate Air Ops Over Syria
October 19, 2015 @ 12:23 PMRussia and Israel have agreed on mutual information sharing on air operations over Syria and are working on using the hotline established last week. The Russian defense ministry confirmed that “mutual information-sharing on the actions of aircraft has been established ”to avoid clashes in the skies of Syria “between the Russian aviation command center at the Hmeimim air base and a command post of the Israeli air force,” Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency adding that the two sides were holding practice sessions on the new line
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Russian Aircraft Return To Syrian Base After Turkey Shoots Down Unidentified Drone
October 16, 2015 @ 01:32 PMRussian aircraft including drones operating in Syria have returned to the base after Turkey shot down an unidentified drone near the border. "Today, an aerial vehicle of unknown nationality was detected inside our airspace on the Syrian border," a statement posted on the Turkish General Staffs official website read, Hurriyet news daily reported earlier today
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Chinese Bombers Capable Of Long Range Precision Strikes
October 14, 2015 @ 03:39 PMChinese People's Liberation Army Air Forces strategic bombers can now launch all-weather, long-range, precision strikes even if they lack stealth capability. "The fact that our H-6K bombers have performed several long-distance drills far into the Pacific Ocean indicates that the H-6K fleet has become capable of conducting various operations such as long-range precision strikes," Fu Qianshao, an aviation equipment expert with the PLA Air Force was quoted as saying by China Daily Tuesday
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Lockheed Martin To Supply 3 Multi-Role Radars To Latvia
October 6, 2015 @ 07:02 AMThe Latvian ministry of defense has bought Lockheed Martins three TPS-77 Multi-Role Radars (MRR) for use in air surveillance and to complement its radar assets. "Purchase of "TPS-77" MRRs will mean a huge investment in the strengthening of defense capabilities of National Armed Forces and gives us the chance to act accordingly to modern threats facing all NATO countries," said Minister of Defense of Latvia Raimonds Bergmanis in a statement Monday
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