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June 28, 2016
On Wednesday June 22, the official ceremony to mark the acceptance of the first fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter by the Israeli Air Force took place in Texas. The fighter will be given the name F-35I “Adir” (which means “mighty” in Hebrew). They will be the first “Lightning” exports to be put into service outside the United States.
ShortLast week the city of Irkutsk was the venue for the widely advertised and long-awaited ceremony, the official rollout of the flight model of the Russian medium-range airliner MC-21, which is definitely the most ambitious civil aviation project since the days of the USSR.
ShortPoll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)