Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has launched the production of the JF-17 Block 2 at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex on Dec. 18.
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Day: December 19, 2013
F-16 pilot in midair collision lacked sleep
A F-16 pilot hit another jet in midair while demonstrating how to intercept aircraft to another pilot, investigations found that the pilot lacked sufficient sleep before the mishap.
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Nigeria unveils indigenous UAV
Nigeria has unveiled an indigenous UAV dubbed GULMA, which means gossip.
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U.S. Navy missed chances to save Super Hornet
A F/A-18F from VFA-106 was lost while on a mission over Afghanistan on Apr. 8. Investigators concluded that the jet could have been saved if it had landed in Afghanistan or Oman.
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First Dutch F-35 pilot takes to skies
Maj. Laurens Vijge is the first Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot to fly the F-35.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.
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