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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate is soliciting white papers from the industry on how to assess, locate, and characterize Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT).
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The final MiG-21 Croatia ordered from Ukraine was delivered on Jul. 16 and the Croatian Air Force held a presentation ceremony at Pleso air base on Jul. 22.
A flight of five Czech Gripens had to abandon their ferry flight to Iceland after one of the jets develop a technical fault in the air.
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AF-2 has been busy at the Gun Harmonizing Range at Edwards Air Force Base testing the GAU-22/A 25mm canon on the ground.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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An analysis by Jane’s found that the Royal Air Force will be left with just 127 front-line fighter aircraft once the Tornado and Tranche 1 Eurofighter jets are retired in 2019.
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