Category: Air Force

First clear photo of the Harbin Aircraft Industrial Corporation (HAIC) Z-19 light scout/attack helicopter has surfaced along with a serial number.

U.S. Air Force chief Gen. Norton Schwartz said the Israeli Air Force’s had “assisted the United States Air Force efforts in overseas contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan” by sharing intelligence on terrorist organizations in the region.
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Dutch Defense Minister Hans Hillen told Dutch television program Buitenhof that the Netherlands will buy fewer than the 85 F-35s it had planned to acquire.
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The New York Times reported Saturday that a confidential NATO assessment on the Libya air campaign concluded that the allies struggled to share information and overly relied on the U.S. for reconnaissance and refueling aircraft.

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The U.S. Air Force has sent notice that it will soon restart the Light Air Support competition for the Afghan Air Force.
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