A group of Belorussian Air Force pilots and maintainers will travel to Russia on Feb. 28 to learn how to operate the Yak-130.
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U.S. company to build F-15 facilities in Saudi Arabia
Gilbane Federal has been awarded a $166 million contract to design/build facilities necessary to support the modernization of the F-15SA aircraft at King Khalid Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
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UAE Air Force launches air strikes on ISIL from Jordan
The United Arab Emirates on Feb. 10 launched air strikes against ISIL targets by flying out from Jordan.
Former USN SH-60B pilot is now the USAF’s only black female U-2 pilot
Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, the only black female U-2 pilot, formerly flew the SH-60B Seahawk helicopter in the U.S. Navy before she cross-commissioned into the Air Force in 2004 and fly the U-2.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bobby Cummings
Egypt’s purchase of Rafales ‘imminent’
An anonymous French source told Reuters that Egypt’s purchase of Rafale fighters is “imminent. For (him) the signature is certain.”
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