Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has launched the production of the JF-17 Block 2 at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex on Dec. 18.
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Category: Air Force
F-16 pilot in midair collision lacked sleep
A F-16 pilot hit another jet in midair while demonstrating how to intercept aircraft to another pilot, investigations found that the pilot lacked sufficient sleep before the mishap.
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First Dutch F-35 pilot takes to skies
Maj. Laurens Vijge is the first Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot to fly the F-35.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.
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Saab to modify 60 Gripen C to Gripen E
Saab has secured an order from Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to modify 60 Gripen C to Gripen E for Sweden.
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