Switzerland has decided to wait for Sweden to place an order for new Gripens and take advantage of bulk prices.
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Month: April 2012
Bulgarian MiG-29UB crashed during joint exercise with USAF
A Bulgarian MiG-29UB crashed whilst taking part in exercise Thracian Star 2012. The jet caught fire shortly after takeoff from the Graf Ignatievo air force base near the southern city of Plovdiv. Pictures of the crash site is in the source.
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USAF needs to rebuild ability to select and prioritize targets
Lt. Gen. Larry James, chief of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, says the air campaign in Libya exposed the service’s inability to select and prioritize targets.
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Italian Air Force Eurofighter pilot clocks 1,000 hours
Lt. Col. Daniele L. of the Italian Air Force has become the first Italian Typhoon pilot to reach 1,000 flight hours on the aircraft.
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Simulating Mi-24 with UH-72A
Vertical Magazine travels to Fort Irwin in the Mojave desert of Southern California to see how B Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion, National Training Center utilizes the UH-72A to simulate as enemy Mi-8 and Mi-24.
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