A group of Republicans are planning to seek $680 million starting in the current fiscal year through fiscal 2015 for Israel’s Iron Dome missile interception program.
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Category: Air Force
HH-60 Pave Hawk pilots awarded DFC
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60 helicopter were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions in Afghanistan.
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Voyager refueling planes could be used for VIP flights
Royal Air Force’s Voyager refueling planes could be used for VIP flights after an uproar over the use of a 747 by Prime Minister David Cameron for a trade mission to sell Airbus planes.
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Air Combat Command plans to send jets to only 61 airshows this year
This year, the USAF’s Air Combat Command plans to only send its jets to 61 airshows and the F-22 will appear in 20 of those shows.
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Ugandan Su-30 pilots unhappy over salaries
Ugandan Su-30 pilots are unhappy over their low wages and two of the eight pilots have left the squadron for greener pastures.
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