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Saudi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri told Al Arabiya television network that Saudi F-15s have been deployed to İncirlik airbase in Turkey.
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Russian Su-27 pilots demonstrate a scramble at Belbek airfield in Crimea.
Flight Global says Belgium will issue a request for proposals (RFP) this summer for a replacement of its F-16A/B fleet. The new fighter will have to be in service by 2025.
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By Gerard van der Schaaf (FA-72) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Six B-52H bombers from the 69th Bomb Squadron dropped laser-guided GBU-12 and GPS-guided GBU-38 bombs on moving targets at the Eglin Test and Training Complex Range at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida during exercise Combat Hammer.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong
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Reuters reports that Boeing is close to making a decision on whether it wants to purchase materials for assembling more Super Hornets while waiting for more orders to be finalized.
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By Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/Released (U.S. Navy) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Dan Gillian, who runs the Super Hornet program at Boeing, believes the company will “be building F/A-18s into the 2020s” based on the demand signals received.
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