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For the first time, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School will award a graduate patch for those who completed the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Weapons Instructor Course and the JTAC Advanced Instructor Course.
By Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1705497) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Tornado GR1 fighter is put up for sale by a former RAF technician in order to raise funds to restore a Lightning warbird. He is asking for £20,000 to sell the aircraft.
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Israel hopes Croatia would be interested in acquiring its surplus F-16A/B fighters. If selected, IAI will upgrade the jets to the ACE configuration which will have a EL/M-2032 radar and 5 x 7in color displays.
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By Israel Defense Forces from Israel (Air Force Exercise in Sardinia, Nov 2010) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Australia’s request to buy fourteen AGM-88B and sixteen AGM-88E anti-radiation missiles have been approved by the U.S. State Department.
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $31.7 million contract to deliver three anti-missile system pods for the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command’s KC-135 aircraft.
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Photo: Northrop Grumman
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