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A Lockheed Martin official told Flight Global that Bahrain is close to making a decision to upgrade its F-16 fleet to the V configuration and simultaneously procure a batch of newly-built F-16Vs.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched a Su-30MKI fighter to bring down a balloon-like suspicious object in Rajasthan on Jan. 26.
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The Indonesian Air Force has voiced displeasure over the acquisition of some land at its air base in Halim Perdanakusumah airport for the construction of a high speed railway station.
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To mark the 30th anniversary of Operation “Wooden Leg”, the Israeli Air Force has written an article that includes interviews with pilots who planned and flew the mission.
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187th Fighter Wing is hoping to switch from the F-16 to the F-35A at the end of this decade. The Alabama National Guard unit has the oldest F-16 fleet in the National Guard inventory, said Col. Randy Efferson, the commanding officer of the unit.
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