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XAIRFORCES NEWS

• Russia's Deliveries of Su-57s in 2020 26 December 2019
  Russia's aerospace forces will receive large-scale deliveries of Su-57 fighter jets starting from 2020, Russia's Rostec State Corporation CEO Sergei Chemezov said Thursday....
• Defense contractor delivers over 20 strike helicopters to Russian troops in 2019 26 December 2019
  According to Rostec director, the corporation fully meets the Defense Ministry's needs for modern combat helicopters....
• First flight of ‘most advanced variant of Kuwaiti Eurofighter’ takes place 26 December 2019
  The first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) configured for the Kuwaiti Air Force has successfully completed its first flight....
• Canadian Air Force accepts first new SAR plane despite issue with manuals 24 December 2019
  The Canadian military has accepted the first of 16 new search-and-rescue (SAR) planes despite outstanding issues with the aircraft’s manuals....
• Air Force Technology’s 2019 year in review 24 December 2019
  The world’s Air Forces in 2019 began to try and get a firm grasp on space, while contracts were handed to make missiles faster and of course the F-35 continued to make headlines. ...
• Greek Air Force to upgrade its fleet of Mirage 2000-5s 24 December 2019
  Greece’s Defence Ministry announced the signing of an agreement with three French companies for the upgrading of the Hellenic Air Force’s fleet of Mirage 2000-5 warplanes....
• USAF F-16 Downs Drone With Rocket for Cruise Missile 23 December 2019
  An US Air Force F-16 recently shot down a targeting drone with an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket queued by the Viper’s targeting pod for the first time in a demonstration of future cruise missile defense....