Aviation News
In an interview with Haaretz, Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg, head of Israel’s Home Front Command, said the civilian population is likely to be exposed to an incoming barrage of rockets during war as the Iron Dome batteries are deployed to protect key strategic and military sites.
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India’s defense ministry has ruled that 22 AH-64s being purchased will go to the Air Force rather than Army.
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Five South African soldiers were killed when their military helicopter crashed while on a patrol for rhino poachers in the sprawling Kruger National Park on Mar. 30.
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Col. Patrick McKenzie, 51st Fighter Wing commander, clocked 3,000 flying hours at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 28, 2013.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla
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The F-35A that was diverted to Lubbock International Airport on Mar. 11 is still stuck there. The jet tried to leave Lubbock last week but it experienced a problem with a communications channel of the flight control system.
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