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Swiss Gripen Fighter Aircraft Purchase Clears Hurdle In Parliament
The House of Representatives has agreed to buy fighter jets from Swedish aerospace company Saab. The controversial purchase still needs...
Eurofighter Typhoon Achieves 200,000 Flying Hours
Germany: Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug...
Russia unveils plans for new anti-missile system, 5th-generation fighter jet
Russia is developing a fifth-generation unmanned fighter jet and a completely new missile defense system which can simultaneously engage several...
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Deploys Refueling Equipment In Flight Test
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Boeing, has successfully completed an initial...
Sharp rise in British drone use in Afghanistan
The British military fired nearly seven times as many missiles from unmanned drones in Afghanistan last year as it did...
Experts’ Comparative Analysis of Performance Between J-15 and U.S. F-18
The J-15 belongs to the 4th generation of conventional shipboard aircraft, which also includes the U.S. navy's F/A-18C/D "Hornet" and...
B-2 undergoes communications upgrade
After a 20-year wait, the B-2 Spirit will receive a significant new communications upgrade. The first increment of the Common...
Japan eyes defence budget increase, Marines-like unit
Japan's defence ministry is looking for its biggest budget hike in two decades, partly to create a Marines-like force, it...
Gripens Guard Czech Air Space 365/24 for Eight Years
On the occasion of finalising talks between Czech and Swedish parties on prolongation of a lease agreement of SAAB 39...
Air force tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14
Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the...
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