U.S. Senator John Cornyn has introduced an an amendment to the bill for next year’s defense budget to force Obama to sell F-16s to Taiwan.
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Category: Air Force
Lockheed Martin awarded contract to supply Sniper pods to Iraq
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been given a $31.9 million contract by the USAF to supply Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods for the Iraqi Air Force.
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Florida ANG F-15 pilot under investigation for low-flying over Iowa
A Florida Air National Guard F-15 pilot is under investigation after residents in Des Moines, Iowa complained that the jet was flying too low on Dec. 4.
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Royal Guard of Oman carried out first operational firing of VL MICA Ground Based Air Defence system
The the first ever operational firing of the land-based VL MICA system by an export customer was carried out on Sept. 24 by the Royal Guard of Oman.
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Algerian MiG-29 fraud case closed
Russian procecutors have decided to drop charges against Sergei Tsivilev, former first deputy head of MiG, and his deputy, Oleg Fadeyev, for supplying low-quality equipment for MiG-29 fighters that were rejected by Algeria in 2007.
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