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Production Starts on First UK F35 Lightning II Aircraft
SAMLESBURY, United Kingdom --- Manufacturing work has started on the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft that will be delivered to...
Nimrod MRA4 Declared Ready to Train
The Nimrod MRA4 has made significant steps forward with the UK Ministry of Defence formally accepting the aircraft and declaring...
Chinese warplanes arrive in Venezuela
CARACAS: Venezuela's Air Force received Saturday the first six of an order for 18 K-8 Karakorum trainer or light attack...
Russia signs $1.5-bln fighter jet contract with India
New Delhi: Russia and India have signed a $1.5-billion contract on the supplies of 29 more MiG-29K carrier-based fighter jets...
Defense Secretary Comments on Tanker Competition, Other Issues
SOUTHWEST ASIA: The recently released request for proposals for the Air Force's next-generation tanker aircraft was fair, the Defense secretary...
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Faces Critical Period
WASHINGTON: Contracting for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, touted as the future backbone of U.S. air superiority, must...
Maintainers remove 26-year-old engine
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan: The first KC-135R Stratotanker F108-100 engine delivered to the Air Force 26 years ago in...
LITENING Targeting System Demo on US Navy F/A-18E/F
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill: Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced it successfully demonstrated its LITENING advanced targeting capabilities on the U.S. Navy's...
USAF Academy Graduates First UAV ‘Pilots’
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo: Four junior and 20 sophomore U.S. Air Force Academy cadets received the first unmanned aerial...
South African Air Force Unveils New IRIS-T Missile
The newly delivered IRIS-T air-to-air missile was shown to the public for the first time at the South African Air...
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