Aviation News
It has emerged that the Pakistan Air Force was activated on Feb. 1 to send a horse to Qatar. The animal was a gift from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Emir of Qatar.
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Northrop Grumman and partner BAE Systems announced on Feb. 1 that they are withdrawing from the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer competition.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Northrop T-38C Talon ‘61-848 / EN’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Congress has been notified on a potential Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for 60 AIM-9X Block II missiles and 89 AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles.
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CBC News has learned that the Canadian government has started talks with Washington to buy 18 Super Hornets and the Liberal government wants the first aircraft to arrive in 2019.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two F-16s from Hollomand Air Force Base was training with a ground-control party on Jan. 31 when the ground party was struck by an air-to-ground munition.
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