The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services has declined to vote on the promotion to admiral for a Navy officer who, as a young F-14 pilot during a training mission, deliberately shot down a USAF RF-4C.
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Category: Air Force
USAF cans Afghan C-27A program
The USAF has chosen not to renew a contract with Alenia North America to support a fleet of C-27As for the Afghan Air Force.
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Flight Surgeon notches 1,000 F-16 hours
U.S. Air Force Col. Donald Majercik, state flight surgeon with the Vermont Air National Guard, is the first flight surgeon to have completed 1,000 hours in an F-16.
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Sweden to replace RBS-70 with IRIS-T
H/T to @combatair. The Swedish government has decided to replace its RBS-70 air defense system with a surface-launched version of the IRIS-T.
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Israeli Air Force to host multinational exercise
Israel’s Channel 2 TV reported Tuesday that more than 100 fighter pilots from various countries will come to Israel this year to participate in a large-scale multinational exercise.
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