An interception by an Iron Dome missile battery went wrong on Wednesday and one interceptor landed 30 meters from a highway.
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Category: Air Force
Czech L-159 crashed
A Czech L-159 crashed on Nov. 22 at 5.24 p.m. west of Kolin, 50 km east of Prague. The pilot died in the crash.
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GAO: Better cost estimates needed for selected F-16s and F/A-18s
A new study by the GAO found that the U.S. Air Force and Navy are not following the “best practices to enhance the credibility of the cost estimates for the F-16 and F/A-18 upgrades and life extensions.”
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Delays cloud A330MRTT
Chris Pocock of AIN has the latest update on the A330MRTT ordered by four air forces.
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Egypt MiG-21 crashed
The Egyptian Air Force lost a MiG-21 and it’s pilot when the plane crashed near the southern city of Aswan on Wednesday.
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