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Elbit Systems has been awarded an approximately $200 million contract to supply the Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the Swiss Air Force.
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The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command told Air Force Times that Russia’s deployment of its S-400 air defense system to Syria “does complicate things a little bit.”
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A U.S. Air Force spokesman has denied a story that the service plans to buy 72 new F-15s or F-16s.
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Lt. Col Alexander Haddad, 44th Fighter Squadron pilot, reached the 2,000 hours of flying the F-15 on Nov. 19 at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis
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The final contract to sell 36 Rafale fighters to India will be signed on the eve of French President François Hollande’s visit to India for the Republic Day celebrations.
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