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Lockheed Martin has tested an F-16C Block 50 to 27,713 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH). This is three times over the jet’s original design service life of 8,000 hours.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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The 493rd Fighter Squadron, assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, has completed its participation in Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Oct. 18-29.
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U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lieutenant Kellie Rizer
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Airbus Defense & Space has admitted that the A400M in its current configuration is not able to refuel helicopters. The ability to refuel helicopters was touted as a key capability for the transport aircraft.
By Ronnie Macdonald (Flickr: Airbus A400M 06) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iran successfully restored a C-130 back into service after it was grounded for 10 years. The overhaul was done at Shahid Doran Air Base.
By Amir Habibi [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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An Indonesian Defense Ministry official said that although his country had expressed an interest in buying the Su-35 fighter, no decision on the supplier to replace its F-5 fighter has been made.
By Alex Beltyukov (http://russianplanes.net/ID56226) [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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