The Finnish Air Force is increasing surveillance of its airspace as a result of the Crimean crisis.
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Lockheed Martin to upgrade EW on Egyptian F-16s
Lockheed Martin was give a $6.9 million contract on Mar. 18 to install 20 advanced countermeasure electronics system-system integrity (ACES SI) retrofit kits, modify 24 radar warning receivers and procure three electronic warfare memory loader verifiers for Egypt’s 20 F-16C/D Block 52 aircraft.
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RAND suggests closing RAF Lakenheath
As part of the Pentagon’s European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) review, RAND has recommended closing RAF Lakenheath.
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B-1, F-16 fleet could be retired if A-10 is retained
U.S. Air Force officials warned Congress that unless additional funding is approved or either the A-10 fleet is retired, the Air Force could be forced to retire the entire B-1 fleet or 350 F-16s instead to achieve savings.
USAF found a way to save Taiwan’s F-16 upgrade program
Taiwan can still upgrade its F-16A/B fleet despite the U.S. Air Force withdrawing funding for the Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES)
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