A Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 had to make an emergency landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland after a bird strike on Jul. 29.
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Category: Air Force
Royal Air Force gets first helicopter pilot as chief
Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford has replaced Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton as Chief of the Air Staff for the Royal Air Force. He is the first helicopter pilot to do so.
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SABR for Taiwan, U.S. F-16s
Lockheed Martin has selected Northrop Grumman’s Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 radar modernization and upgrade programs.
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PACAF could bring CV-22 to Yokota or Kadena
Commander of U.S. Pacific Air Force, Gen. Herbert Carlisle, said Yokota Air Base and Kadena Air Base are prime candidates to host the CV-22.
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Lockheed Martin said to reach deal with Pentagon for 71 F-35s
Reuters is reporting that the Pentagon has reached a deal with Lockheed Martin for 71 F-35s that will be under the sixth and seventh production lot.
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