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The Republic of Singapore Air Force will bring 10 of its F-16s to Canada for the final two weeks of exercise Maple Flag 50 in June.
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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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An attempt by Pakistan to buy eight F-16s fell through last year when the U.S. Congress prevented Pakistan from using foreign military financing aid to buy the jets. Pakistan’s envoy to Washington, Jalil Abbas Jilani, told reporters that he hope the incoming Trump administration could revisit the issue again.
By United States Air Force (USAF news article (direct link)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
A Royal Thai Air Force Gripen pilot was killed when he went down with his aircraft during a flight demonstration at Hat Yai airport this morning.
A WC-130H now collecting dust at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been offered to Niger under the U.S. Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program.
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By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, took one of the oldest MiG-21 in the inventory for a solo flight lasting half an hour on Jan. 12.
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