The Czech Republic will soon launch a tender to arm its Gripen fighters with weapons for ground attack. The project is expected to be completed by 2018.
© Milan Nykodym, Czech Republic [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Category: Air Force
Iraq parades its F-16s
The Iraqi Air Force parades its new F-16IQs to reporters at Balad air base on Jul. 20. The handover ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Minister of Defense Khalid al-Obeidi and the U.S. Ambassador Stuart Jones.
GoPro cockpit video of a Chinese front-line fighter jet
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Raytheon and partners have developed lower-cost carbon fiber airframe for MALD
Raytheon , in partnership with Fokker and Dallara, has managed to reduced the airframe production costs of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) by 25 percent.
By Service Depicted: Air Force (ID:DFSD0108201 / 990702F9448S009) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Three arrested over potential attack on RAF Lakenheath
Three men were arrested by the British police in connection of a potential terrorist attack on RAF Lakenheath during Jul. 4 celebrations.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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