Saab will not be building the entire airframe for Brazil’s Gripen E order. Instead, Brazilian firms will do 80 percent of the work.
Day: July 15, 2014
Strong winds caused F-16 to flip on top of another at Boneyard
Strong winds at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base caused a F-16 to flip on top of another F-16 on Jul. 13. Hit the source for the photo.
RTAF to open military airspace to commercial flights
The Royal Thai Air Force has agreed to a proposal from Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) to open up restricted military airspace at certain times for commercial flights.
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IAI in talks to sell $1.2 billion equipment to unidentified foreign customer
In an announcement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, IAI said it is in talks with an unidentified foreign customer for $1.2 billion in electronic systems.
USN Reserve EA-18G squadron achieves ‘safe for flight’
The U.S. Navy’s only Reserve VAQ squadron has achieve ‘safe for flight’ status on the EA-18G at NAS Whidbey Island.
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