The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for a possible sale of an initial four F-35As with an option to purchase an additional 38 aircraft. The estimated cost is $10 billion.
Category: Air Force
Dutch firm proposed to form aggressor squadron for NATO
A Dutch-based firm has proposed to operate a squadron of dissimilar fighter aircraft to act as aggressors for NATO’s air forces.
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3 Sqn 100th Anniversary commemorative markings
RAF’s No 3 (Fighter) Squadron has painted one of its Typhoon aircraft in a 100th anniversary commemorative paint scheme.
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Argentine Air Force never recovered to its full operational capacity
Senior leaders of the Argentine Air Force admitted that the service never recovered from its losses during the Falklands War thirty-years ago.
[thumb]http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/30/argentine-air-force-never-recovered-its-malvinas-war-operational-capacity[/thumb]
Getting killed is OK
Lt. Col. Derek Wyler, a T-38 pilot with the 27th Fighter Squadron, gets shot down twice a day as he helps F-22 pilots hone their dog fighting skills.
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