Hungary’s Gripen fighters are now in charge of policing Slovenia’s airspace. Previously, the role was undertaken by the Italian Air Force.
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Category: Air Force
Pilot error lead to Pave Hawk crash in Okinawa
The pilot of a USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk was maneuvering at low-altitude when the helicopter crashed in Okinawa last year.
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Enhanced Paveway II tested on Mirage 2000
A penetrator variant of the Enhanced Paveway II GBU-50 was successfully demonstrated from a Mirage 2000D.
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IAF complains PAK-FA is expensive, unable to meet performance targets
Business Standard has reviewed the minutes of a meeting chaired by India’s secretary of defense production in which the IAF criticized the decision to go ahead with the PAK-FA.
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RAF not informed on issue with Martin Baker ejection seat
The inquest into the death of a Red Arrows pilot was told that the RAF wasn’t aware of a safety issue for the Martin Baker ejection seat on the Hawk.
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