Aviation News
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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Saab has given Rheinmetall a contract to supply 88 BK27 automatic cannons that will eventually be fitted on Brazil’s Gripen NG fleet.
By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The first Norwegian pilot to fly the F-35A has shared his experience on flying Basic Fighter Maneuvers against the F-16.
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Graphic: Norwegian Air Force
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