Aviation News
According to information posted on the U.S. Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Northrop Grumman to return aircraft (a/c) A-97 (currently being preserved) and associated parts to the Egyptian Air Force.
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Andrew Leatherwood (http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Apparently, Italy has leased a A340-500 airliner from Etihad for use as a VVIP jet for officials trips, according to La Stampa.
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The Hornet Ball 2015 video has nice footage of U.S. Navy Hornets in the air with Malaysian MiG-29Ns and Su-30MKMs.
French and Kuwaiti officials discuss the sale of 24 Airbus Helicopters H225Ms to Kuwait on Oct. 20 and 21. The Prime Minister of Kuwait Jaber Al Mubarak Al Ahmad Al Sabah was in Paris for an official visit.
By Arnaud Lambert (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. military has confirmed a Agence France Presse report that 12 A-10s have arrived in Turkey and will fly missions over Syria and Iraq.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins
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