Ukraine returns refurbished combat aircraft to service

Ukraine has returned to service four combat aircraft that have recently undergone refurbishment work.
Two MiG-29 and two Sukhoi Su-27 fighters were handed back to the Ukrainian Air Force.
In addition to the aircraft, about 150 ground vehicles and other weapons systems were handed over to the military.
Since hostilities with Russia began in early 2014, Ukraine has returned scores of aircraft to service that would otherwise have become unairworthy due to a lack of investment in the country's armed forces. These have included MiG-29s and Su-27s, as well as Sukhoi Su-24 and Su-25 strike aircraft, and Antonov An-26 transport aircraft.
Having suffered from chronic underinvestment for years, the Ukrainian Air Force was placed at an instant disadvantage when Russian forces entered Crimea in early 2014. The air force's inability to respond with the assets that it did have was compounded when a number of its bases were overrun and its aircraft seized.
It is thought that 45 aircraft, including MiG-29 fighter and Aero L-39 trainer/light strike aircraft, were lost this way when the 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade at Belbek was overrun by Russian Spetsnaz troops on 21 March.
Further to this, when the Ukrainian Air Force did get involved in hostilities in a meaningful way in the east of the country, it found that this endemic underinvestment manifested itself in outdated and poorly maintained combat aircraft, as well as poorly trained pilots. Combined with a lack of combat experience and poor use of intelligence, this meant that the air force has suffered a high loss rate that continues through to today. At least 20 fighters, transports, and helicopters have been shot down in the past year.
While Ukraine's aircraft inventory remain impressive on paper, the country desperately needs to continue its refurbishment effort if it is to have at its disposal the numbers of serviceable and capable aircraft it requires to combat separatist factions.
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Iraq Strikes ISIS With Su-25

Iraqi pilots on Russian Sukhoi SU-25 fighter jets bombed Islamic State targets near the city of Tikrit, forcing militants to flee the area, a local military source said.
According to the source, these are the first Sukhoi flights to take place near Tikrit.
Iraq received a batch of Russian-built Su-25 aircraft in June, after the United States delayed delivery of F-16 fighter jets, which the Iraqi Air Force had planned to use in the fight against the Islamic State.
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Peru to Get 8 Mi-17 Helicopters in November

Peru's Air Force will receive a delivery of eight new Russian-made helicopters in November, with an additional 16 to come in 2015.
The Mi-171Sh multi-purpose helicopters were sold to Peru in December, and are likely to replace the eight Mi-17 transport helicopters that were sold to Peru in 1984.
The Peruvian government has set aside $11 million to repair and refit the three Mi-171s it bought in 2010, and an additional $2.8 million to overhaul the presidential transport Mi-17-1B.
Russia will build a maintenance and repair center for the helicopters in Peru by 2016. Peru will be able to offer the services of this center to other countries in the region that own Russian helicopters and aircraft like the Su-25 fighter jet.
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Iran Moves Fighters Off Disputed Island

Iran has redeployed a squadron of 10 jet SU-25 Frogfoot close air support and ground attack aircraft off the strategic disputed island of Abu Musa in the Gulf.
The SU-25s present the backbone of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCAF), which controls military operations on the disputed islands.
Iran originally claimed the strategically located islands of Abu Musa, as well as the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in November 1971, hours ahead of the formation of the United Arab Emirates.
The Tunbs, which belong to the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, are close to the Iranian shore, while Abu Musa was administered by both Iran and the Emirate of Sharjah.
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Fuerza Aérea Rusa recibe el primer lote de Su-25SM3 aviones de ataque.

El ejercito ruso de la Base Krasnodar, en el Distrito Militar del Sur, recibió el primer lote de 10 aviones de ataque Su-25SM3. La entrega de una nueva tecnología es parte de la Orden de Defensa del Estado. Según la agencia de noticias RIA Novosti, el distrito militar del sur ya se correspondió con el reciclaje de los nuevos pilotos para controlar el tipo de aeronave, y hasta la fecha el 60 por ciento de los miembros del equipo han sido re-entrenados.

Los primeros vuelos regulares con aviones Su-25SM3 se espera que ocurra en la segunda mitad de febrero de 2013. En la actualidad, todos los aviones entregados a la Base Aérea de Krasnodar son sometidos a trabajos de mantenimiento. Según el representante del distrito, "Su-25SM3 es una versión totalmente modernizada del avión de ataque Su-25 , con una capacidad para llegar a pequeños objetivos terrestres móviles y fijas en condiciones meteorológicas adversas, tanto de día como de noche. "


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