An unspecific number of F-16s with the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing were damaged last week when strong winds caused hangar doors to collapsed inward.
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Israel seeking 600 AIM-9X Block II missiles
The DSCA has notified the U.S. Congress on a potential sale of 600 AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missiles.
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Two Cambodian Air Force generals killed in Z-9 helicopter crash
Two generals from the Cambodian Air Force were killed when the Z-9 helicopter, #MH-904, they were in crashed into a pond.
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New office to take charge of naming U.S. military aircraft
The responsibility of designating new U.S. military aircraft has been passed from the Air Force Materiel Command to an office in the Pentagon.
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Indian Air Force scrambled MiG-21s to intercept Turkish airliner
Two Indian Air Force MiG-21s were scrambled on Jul. 13 to intercept a Turkish commercial jet after it broadcast a transponder code similar to another aircraft before it.
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