The U.S. Air Force has modified 27 U-2s to increase the cockpit pressure from 4.4 pounds per square inch to more than 8 psi.
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Category: Air Force
Italian Air Force is first operator of MC-27J
The Italian Air Force is the first operator of the MC-27J gunship variant. Three aircraft will be converted to the MC-27J configuration and three more will have the same mission package capabilities.
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No decision by UAE on fighters
According to Reuters, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has yet to decide which fighter to buy at the current Dubai Air Show.
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MBDA delivers MPCV with Mistral missiles
MBDA has just completed the integration and factory acceptance test of the first Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) vehicles designed to operate the Mistral surface to air missile.
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Turkish F-16s radar locked by Syrian air defense systems
Turkey complained that three of its F-16s from two bases were radar locked by Syrian air defense systems while flying in Turkish airspace over Hatay’s Dörtyol district.
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