The Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18Cs have been grounded after problems were found on the powder cartridge of the ejection seats.
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Turkey refutes Sunday Times report on air base usage by Israeli Air Force
Turkey has refuted a report by The Sunday Times that Ankara is in discussions with Israel over the use of airspace by Israeli military aircraft and use the Akıncı airbase.
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Israel developing unmanned aircraft to replace warplanes
A high-ranking Israeli officer told The Associated Press Sunday the Air Force will have drones to carry out nearly every battlefield operation executed today by piloted aircraft.
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Iranian F-5 crashed, two killed
An Iranian F-5 fighter crashed Sunday after hitting a mountain. Both on board were killed.
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USAF Major General killed in private plane crash
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV and his wife, Sue S. Brown, were killed Apr. 19, when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. General Brown has been the commandant of The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington D.C. since October 2010.
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