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Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah told Kuwait News Agency and Kuwait TV that Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti will be in town next week to sign the contract for Eurofighters.
By Vladimir Korolkov (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Swedish television network TV4 has obtained a set of government documents which suggest that the Swedish Air Force cannot afford to send its Gripen fighters to the Middle East to fight against ISIL.
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By Ministério da Defesa [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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An F-16 pilot had an inflight emergency while on a mission over ISIL-terriority last year. His stricken jet had only 15 minutes of fuel but luckily for him, a KC-135 from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron was around to save his jet from fuel starvation.
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Photo: U.S. Air Force
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Lockheed Martin has decided that it will partner with KAI to offer the T-50 for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition.
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Photo: KAI
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Six F-35As from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base have arrived at Mountain Home Air Force Base on Feb. 8 for the first simulated deployment test.
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