Aviation News
Israel has agreed to temporarily ease the terms of a 1979 peace treaty with Egypt so that the latter can deploy attack helicopters in the Sinai peninsula.
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The commanding officer of Lackland Air Force Base has lost his post due to the sex scandal at the base.
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A group of airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing visited Engels Air Base in Saratov, Russia, last month. The five are there to assess the airfield in anticipation of the B-52’s visit next year.
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Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that U.S. officials told Israel that Saudi Arabia has warned that it will intercept Israeli fighters that enter its airspace en route to an attack on Iran.
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Word on the street is these new-built JH-7s are to carry a new anti-ship missile.
