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The Indian government has approved the purchase of 83 Tejas Mk 1A fighters and 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), both are manufactured by state-owned HAL.
By Ashwin Kumar [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The head of the Royal Saudi Air Force, Gen. Muhammad bin Saleh Al Qtaibi, is in Pakistan on an official visit and he told The News that his service is looking into buying the JF-17 fighter.
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The Swedish Air Force’s Gripen E fleet will be equipped with the Targo helmet mounted display (HMD) system made by Brazilian company AEL Sistemas (AEL).
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Photo: Saab
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The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) alternate runway exercise, whereby a road is converted for launching and recovery of fighter aircraft, is back this year after a hiatus of eight-years.
Rudaw TV was given access to Balad Air Base, Iraq and talk to the Iraqi Air Force F-16 pilots based there. When asked how he felt as he was about to fly off for a combat mission, a fighter pilot said: “It feels good. I am going to kill ISIS.”
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