The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Friday that a short circuit caused the drop tank of a F-15J to explode in flight.
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Month: December 2011
Elbit Systems of America to upgrade USAF F-16 Block 30 and Block 50 HUD
Elbit Systems of America has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $38.5 million to upgrade the USAF’s F-16 Block 30 and Block 50 fighters with Wide Angle Conventional (WAC) Head Up Displays (HUDs).
Iran says missile programs not affected by blast
Iranian General Hassan Firouzabadi said the deaths of its rocket scientists at the Bid Ganeh base outside Tehran on Nov. 12 “had no effect on the self-sufficiency unit” of the elite Revolutionary Guards.
F-22 pilots had 2 more physiological problems after flight ban lifted
Defense News has been tipped off on two “physiological incidents” while flying the F-22 after it returned to flight in September.
USAF to stop A-10, F-15E, F-16 demo teams for 2012
The U.S. Air Force announced that it will only sponsor the F-22 demonstration team for the 2012 air show season.
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