The former chief of Mongolian air force is being investigated for attempting to sell the engines and spare parts of MiG-21s to North Korea.
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Category: Air Force
U.S. Congresswoman wants Air Force to harden Air Force assets in Asia-Pacific
Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo is asking the USAF to take measures to hardened and dispersed military assets on Guam as well as fund and research improvements for runway repairs.
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Czech, Sweden resume talks on Gripen lease
The Czech Republic and Sweden have resumed talks to lease Gripen fighters for another decade.
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Chile abandons plan to buy advanced jet trainer
Chile has informed compaines interested to supply an advanced jet trainer to replace its aging A/T 36 jets that the project has been shelved for budget reasons.
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No Scorpion HMS demonstration on F-22
As a result of sequestration, the USAF has cancelled plans to demonstrate the Visionix Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system on the F-22.
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