An F-16C from Misawa, Japan crashed into the Pacific Ocean after the main fuel shutoff valve stop fuel from reaching the engine during the flight.
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Category: Air Force
13th Reconnaissance Squadron to deactivate
The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base will be deactivated later this year, the unit flies the RQ-4 Block 30.
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A-10 makes emergency landing at airstrip in Utah
An A-10 jet had to make an emergency landing at a rural air strip outside Price, Utah after one of its engines failed in mid-air.
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UAE close to choosing between Eurofighter or Rafale
UAE military spokesman Obeid Al Ketbi said at IDEX this week that the emirates will decide between the Eurofighter or Rafale in a short period of time.
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RMAF accepts ThalesRaytheonSystems’ C2 system
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has accepted a C2 system made by ThalesRaytheonSystems. The Malaysian Air Defense Ground Environment Sector Operations Center III (MADGE) program integrates legacy system with Sentry command and control system and the Ground Master 400 (GM 400) radar.
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