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Netherlands will start pilot and ground crew training on the F-35 at the end of this month. Defense minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said this is an “irreversible step” in the Dutch JSF program.
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The Norwegian government wants to order another six F-35s this year. Six jets have been ordered this year and the new purchase has to be approved by the nation’s Parliament.
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Not willing to buy HAL’s HTT-40, the Indian Air Force approach the manufacturer and suggest building the PC-7 under licensee instead.
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A farmer was killed and three injured when a Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor on Sunday.
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Capt. John Easton was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his role in helping to rescue another F-15E crew that ejected over Libya during a bombing mission.
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