Category: Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has quietly deployed its F-22 fighters to Al Dafra Air Base in the UAE.

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Japanese fighters were scrambled 156 times last year to intercept Chinese aircraft entering Japanese airspace. This is the highest number since the Defense Ministry started releasing such data by country in 2001.

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its ALQ-131 electronic attack pods.

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A Spanish Air Force C-101 jet trainer crashed on a training mission Thursday. Both pilots on board did not survive the crash.

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Switzerland has decided to wait for Sweden to place an order for new Gripens and take advantage of bulk prices.

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