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A former civilian contract employee at Hill Air Force Base has been charged in U.S. District Court for exporting two F-16 brake assemblies to Indonesia without authorization.
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Photo: TNI AU
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India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the way for the purchase of two more Phalcon AEW&C aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
By Michael Sender (Michael Sender) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The flight crew aboard a Ryanair Boeing 737 on approach to land at Ovda airport in Israel saw two Israeli F-16s climbing to its flight path no Mar. 1. The crew alerted the ATC which then vectored the fighters away.
By Israel Defense Forces (F-16I Takes Off) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Air Force F-15C/Ds from the 493rd Fighter Squadron are deployed to Beja Air Base, Portugal to participate in Exercise Real Thaw.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber
Kuwait’s parliament approved a draft law on Mar. 1 that will transfer $500 million from the country’s coffers to the Eurofighter consortium.
By Vladimir Korolkov (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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