A group of former U.S. Air Force majors plan to sue the government for firing them last year just as they are about to reach within six years of retirement.
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Month: January 2012
Plane spotters arrested after driving unchecked into RAF base
Two plane spotters were apparently waved through a military checkpoint at RAF Odiham and were taking photos of Chinooks and Lynx when it was discovered that they were not authorized inside the base.
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Germany to offer Bulgaria eight second-hand Eurofighters
During his visit to Germany this month, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is expected to discuss with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Berlin’s offer of eight used Eurofighters.
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Two U.S. Navy pilots among 4 gunned down in a New Year’s Day shooting
Two U.S. Navy pilots and the sister of one of them were shot dead by another man in an apparent murder-suicide in Coronado off the coast of San Diego.
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Elbit sells Hermes 900 to unnamed country in the Americas
Elbit Systems was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $50 million, to supply its Hermes 900 UAS to an unnamed country in the Americas.
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