Aviation News
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Romania of weapons, equipment, and support for 12 F-16 MLU Block 15 for an estimated cost of $457 million.
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A MiG-29 fighter, KB739, of the Indian Air Force crashed on Friday, shortly after take-off from Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat. The pilot ejected to safety.
Continue reading “IAF MiG-29 crashes”
Five RMAF Hawks and five RSAF F-16s deployed across each other’s country this week for the first time in fifteen years.
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The Pentagon has refuted a claim by a Boeing consultant saying that the F-35 delivered to South Korea will not carry a full range of weapons.
Continue reading “Pentagon clarifies that South Korea will get F-35 with 3F software”
It has just been revealed that the U.S. Air Force nearly breach its contract for the KC-46 program during October’s government shutdown.
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