A Bulgarian MiG-29UB crashed whilst taking part in exercise Thracian Star 2012. The jet caught fire shortly after takeoff from the Graf Ignatievo air force base near the southern city of Plovdiv. Pictures of the crash site is in the source.
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Category: Air Force
USAF needs to rebuild ability to select and prioritize targets
Lt. Gen. Larry James, chief of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, says the air campaign in Libya exposed the service’s inability to select and prioritize targets.
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Italian Air Force Eurofighter pilot clocks 1,000 hours
Lt. Col. Daniele L. of the Italian Air Force has become the first Italian Typhoon pilot to reach 1,000 flight hours on the aircraft.
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HASC gives funds to keep RQ-4 Block 30 flying
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has ordered the U.S. Air Force to continue operating the RQ-4 Block 30 by allocating $260 million to fund their operations.
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132nd Fighter Wing back from Afghanistan
Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Fighter Wing has returned home from its deployment to Afghanistan on Monday. This could be the unit’s last F-16 deployment as the Pentagon plans to retire the wing’s F-16s.
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