The Hellenic Air Force will begin operating its Rafale fighters after Jan. 19 when six aircraft arrive home at Tanágra airbase.
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Category: Air Force
UAE to equip its MRTT fleet with J-MUSIC
UAE Air Force’s Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft will soon be fitted with Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) and airborne Electronic Warfare systems supplied by Elbit Systems Emirates Limited in a $53 million contract.
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Norway shutting down Bodø Air Base
Norwegian F-16s will fly their last mission out of Bodø Air Base on Jan. 6 and the base will end all fighter operations after that.
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Israel signs contracts for 12 CH-53Ks and 2 KC-46As
Good news arrived at Boeing and Sikorsky on the second last day of 2021 as Israel signs contracts for the purchase of 12 CH-53K helicopters and two more KC-46A aerial tankers.
The CH-53K has undergone extensive developmental testing that utilized the degraded visual environment (DVE) test course at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for more than two years, most recently to verify software updates in the flight control software that have been made as a result of this testing.
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Thailand wants to buy 8 F-35s, claims its cheaper than Gripen
The head of Royal Thai Air Force, ACM Napadej Dhupatemiya, revealed that the flying branch wishes to buy eight F-35 fighters and a panel will be set up to initiate the purchase.
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