Category: Air Force

Cassidian has won a €50 millon program to equip the airfields of the Royal Canadian Air Force with latest-technology airport surveillance radars.

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To mark 70 years since the formation of the RAF’s 617 “Dambusters” squadron, a commemorative tail art on an RAF Tornado GR4 has been unveiled.

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The 2nd Bomb Wing has made its first live run in a B-52 together with the Sniper targeting pod.

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Indonesia’s Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Indonesia wanted to buy a full squadron of Sukhoi fighters.
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Australia has decided to classify the EA-18G as a support aircraft, this leaves room for the RAAF to get 100 F-35s it needed.

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