Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Nak Browne went to Lohegoan airbase in Pune to fly the Su-30MKI on Wednesday in order to prove that the aircraft is safe.
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Month: December 2011
Philippines to request a squadron of 12 F-16s from U.S.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday that he and the defense chief will ask Washington for one squadron of F-16s next year when both of them travel there.
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U.S. suspects Thales of selling satellites to China illegally
Political appointees from the Obama administration are stopping the U.S. State Department from slapping sanctions on Thales for selling satellites to China illegally.
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Final U.S. Air Force combat mission over Iraq
The final U.S. Air Force combat mission over Iraq was flown by two F-16s piloted by Colonel Rodney Petithomme, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Jason Plourde, 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander.
U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Rusty Ridley
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Boeing looks to other markets after loss in Japan
Boeing has shifted its focus to other fighter markets after its F/A-18 lost to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 in Japan.
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