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South Korea unhappy with BAE Systems’ F-16 upgrade program

Posted on October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 by alert5

BAE Systems’ contract to upgrade F-16s for South Korea is in trouble as Seoul is unhappy over demands for more money to fund the program.
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Chemical, biological, radiological contaminant testing for F-35 HMD

Posted on October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 by alert5

An exercise was carried out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to test the decontamination procedures for U.S. Air Force’s flight equipment, including the F-35’s HMD.

U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley

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Oman retires Jaguar

Posted on October 21, 2014 by alert5

Jane’s reported that Oman has retired its fleet of Jaguar fighters after nearly 37 years of service.

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Canada to field ISR aircraft for special operations forces

Posted on October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 by alert5

The Royal Canadian Air Force may soon operate a small fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to support special operation forces.
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Taiwan’s RED FLAG exercise starts

Posted on October 21, 2014 by alert5

All three fighter types of the RoCAF have converged on the eastern part of Taiwan for the Air Force’s annual fighter tactics exercise.

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