An anonymous source told Defense News that Vietnam is keen to buy F-16s and P-3s from the DoD’s excess defense articles (EDA) program.
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F-35’s IOT&E delayed till 2018
The Pentagon has been forced to admit that the final hurdle to clear the F-35 for full rate production will not happen until 2018, as predicted by its director of operational test and evaluation.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First P-8A for Australia has flown
The first Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force has made its maiden flight at Renton Airfield, Washington.
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Four French Rafales heading to Canada for Maple Flag 49
Exercise Maple Flag is back and this year, the French Air Force will bring four Rafales from 1/91 squadron to 4 Wing Cold Lake to participate in the Canadian variation of Exercise Red Flag.
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The third RAAF pilot qualified to fly the F-35A
Flt. Lt. Edwin Borrman recently became the third Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot to be qualified on the F-35A.
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