The Israeli Air Force is to deactivate one fighter squadron and combine two squadrons into a single unit due to budget cuts.
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Category: Air Force
Furloughs to affect F-35 development
Sean Stackley, assistant U.S. Navy secretary for research, development and acquisition, told Reuters on Monday that flight testing of the F-35 will be cut due to furloughs on civilian workers.
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RAF Tornado squadron grounded due to staff shortages
A Tornado fighter squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth had to be grounded last October due to staff shortages.
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Special envoy: U.N. should consider deploying drones and helicopter gunships in South Sudan
The U.N. special envoy to South Sudan told the U.N. Security Council that drones and helicopter gunships should be deployed in South Sudan.
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Russian cruise missiles will use NPO Saturn’s engines
MKB Raduga has switched over to NPO Saturn as the supplier of engines for its cruise missions. Previously, the missiles were powered by engines from Motor Sich.
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