France’s military chief of staff spokesperson Gilles Jaron told the Reuters that Paris may deploy six Mirage fighters in Jordan for strikes against ISIL.
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Category: Air Force
Home-on-Jam demonstration for JDAM, SDB-I
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract for a Home-on-Jam demonstration on the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB-I) to Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc.
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YouTube: RTAF Air Tactical Oprations Competition 2014
PAF retrofitting JF-17s to Block II configuration
Chief executive of JF-17 sales and marketing, Khalid Mahmood, told Flight Global that Pakistan is in the process of retrofitting its 50 aircraft to the Block II configuration.
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So-called August 1st women pilots were just passengers
According to press reports, women pilots flew J-10s of the August 1st aerobatic team at Zhuhai airshow 2014. However, the following video clearly shows them strapping into the backseats of the two-seat jets.