Kuwait has finally signed the contract with Finmeccanica to buy 28 Eurofighters, nearly six months after the selection was announced.
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Category: Air Force
South Korea to flight test Falcon 2000 ELINT aircraft in Texas this week
A new ELINT platform, based on the Falcon 2000 business jet, for the Republic of Korea Air Force will be making its first flight this week in Texas.
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RAF to form two new Eurofighter squadrons using Tranche 1 aircraft
The Royal Air Force has elected to pull all 24 Eurofighter Tranche 1 aircraft from existing squadrons and assign them to two new squadrons that will be tasked with homeland air defense duties.
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Photos and video of USAF F-15s arrival in Iceland
Four F-15Cs from the 104th Fighter Wing and 144th Fighter Wing have arrived in Iceland on Apr. 4 to support Icelandic Air Surveillance.
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RoKAF lifts KF-16 flying ban
The Republic of Korea Air Force has resume partial flying operations for the KF-16 on Apr. 4. A ban was implement last week after a KF-16D crashed on Mar. 30.
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