Aviation News
Hungary will amend its lease agreement with the Swedish government for Gripen fighters when the current lease expires next year. This is to cover for the lost of two jets last year.
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force has activated one of its WC-135 Constant Phoenix and have the aircraft take air samples near North Korea in order to verify if the country had really detonated a nuclear weapon on Jan. 6.
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By Ken H / @chippyho [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Air Force Base confirmed that it had detected seismic activity near where North Korea had claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Susan A. Romano
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Nigeria has set aside $25 million to purchase three JF-17 fighters this year, according to documents related to the country’s 2016 budget.
By Shimin Gu [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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