Sweden’s Defense Minister Karin Enström announced that Stockholm will commit itself to buying 60 new Gripen fighters.
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Category: Air Force
Nigerian Air Force deploying aircraft to Mali
Nigerian Air Force Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Alex Barde revealed that his service will deploy aircraft to Mali from today.
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YouTube: First launch of Meteor from Eurofighter
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AC-130’s M2 A1 gun parts discovered in Greece
The U.S. Air Force has discovered a large cache of M2 A1 gun parts for the AC-130 to allow the continual use of the weapon on the gunship.
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CC-177 Globemaster III arrives in Mali
A Canadian C-17 military transport plane has arrived in Mali to help support French military operations in the country.
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