India’s Defense Minister Arun Jaitley said in a written reply to Parliament that the Air Force has initiated the process to extend the operational life of the Kiran jet trainer after HAL failed to produce the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) on time.
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First phase of Storm Shadow integration tests on Eurofighter completed
Alenia Aermacchi has completed the first phase flight trials of the Storm Shadow cruise missile on the Eurofighter.
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C-130Js test tactics against F-16
Two 317th Airlift Group C-130Js successfully employed air-to-air tactics against an F-16 during a training exercise Jul. 23.
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Sukhoi delivered Su-30M2 fighters to the Russian Air Force
Sukhoi delivered a batch of Su-30M2 fighters to the Russian Air Force at its plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
French fighter scrambled after microlight flew over nuclear power plants
The French Air Force scrambled a Mirage 2000 fighter after a German tourist flew his microlight over two nuclear power plants in the south of the country on Aug. 1.
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