The Pentagon has lifted some flight restrictions on F-35, allowing the fighter to go up to Mach 1.6 and make turns at 3.2Gs.
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Category: Air Force
Problems at NFTC forced RCAF to send pilots to U.S. for training
The Royal Canadian Air Force had to send its pilot trainees to United States for flying lessons due to aircraft availability issues at NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.
U.S. State Department clears sale of 5000 AGM-114K/N/R to Iraq
Iraq has requested for the sale of 5000 AGM-114K/N/R missiles for around $700 million.
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Body of stowaway found in USAF C-130J
The body of a young boy was discovered in the wheel well of a C-130J after the aircraft landed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on Jul. 27.
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India’s first LCA squadron still waiting for aircraft to arrive
Not much progress has been made after the Indian Air Force stood up No. 45 squadron to fly the HAL LCA Tejas fighter.
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