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Saab unveils first Gripen E

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Saab unveiled the first of three Gripen E prototype at its facility in Linköping on May 18. The ceremony was attended by Swedish Minister for Defence, Peter Hultqvist; the Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff, Mats Helgesson; Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Nivaldo Luiz Rossato.

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RAF deploys Voyager to U.S. for F-35B refueling trials

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A Royal Air Force Voyager aerial refueling tanker has been deployed to NAS Patuxent River since Apr. 16 to support air-to-air refueling trials with the F-35B.

BF-04 Flt 361 piloted by LT William Bowen, tanks off an RAF Voyager (KC-30) tanker for the first time on 19 April 2016 from NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA
BF-04 Flt 361 piloted by LT William Bowen, tanks off an RAF Voyager (KC-30) tanker for the first time on 19 April 2016 from NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA

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Exclusive: For the first time, two female fighter pilots will fly at a RSAF Open House aerial display

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The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House returns to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) after a hiatus of five years and this year there will be two female fighter pilots participating in the aerial displays. One will fly the F-16C while the other lady is a qualified F-15SG fighter pilot from 149 Squadron. We were lucky enough to speak to Capt. Nah Jinping during a preview of the show on May 17.

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