USAF Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach has filed a request for a temporary restraining order in U.S. District Court in Idaho late Wednesday to prevent the military from discharging him under the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy.
Month: August 2010
MiG-31BM upgrade almost completed
The Russian Air Force is about to complete a program to upgrade its MiG-31 to the MiG-31BM standard.
Japan’s weapons industry wants changes to arms ban
Japan’s arms export ban is hurting its weapons manufacturing industry and it should be amended, the nation’s biggest business lobby said.
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Saudi arms package includes Black Hawks and Apaches
Besides buying 84 F-15 fighters, the Saudi government is expected to purchase 70 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and up to 60 Longbow Apache attack helicopters as well.
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U.S. magazine says Israelis will bomb Iran within one year
Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic magazine predicts that there is a greater than 50 percent chance Israel will launch an air strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities by next July.