Major Daniel “Magic” Lee, 43rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, is the fifth F-22 pilot to reach 1,000 hours on the jet.
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JASDF scrambled record 340 times from March to June
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters a record 340 times from March to June this year.
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India to arm Jaguar with ASRAAM
India has agreed to pay £250 million to arm its Jaguar fleet with MBDA’s Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM).
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Bird strike to blame for USAF HH-60 crash in Britain
An investigation board determined that a U.S. Air Force HH-60G from the 56th Rescue Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, crashed in United Kingdom after a bird strike on Jan. 7.
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First two M-346 delivered to Israeli Air Force
The first two M-346 produced for the Israeli Air Force (IAF) have been delivered to the Hatzerim Israeli Air Force Base on Jul. 9.
Photo: Alenia Aermacchi