The pilot of a RoKAF F-5E tried to land his jet 4 times after it developed a fault shortly after take-off on Sept. 26.
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U.S. may use Romania air base for Afghan pullout
U.S. officials are negotiating with Romania for the use of Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in eastern Romania as a logistics hub during the pullout of troops from Afghanistan.
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Pentagon IG to audit Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle quality standards
The Pentagon’s inspector general has started an audit into the quality standards employed by Raytheon in manufacturing the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.
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India to finalize Rafale deal by March
Air Marshal S. Sukumar, deputy chief of air staff for the Indian Air Force, said the deal to buy 126 Rafales will be finalized by March 2014.
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USAF training to fight in environment without GPS, data links
The U.S. Air Force has been training its fighter and bomber crews to fight in contested airspace whereby GPS, data links and communications won’t work.
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