Aviation News
Britain’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that its Voyager aerial refueling tanker is leaking fuel when connected with RAF Tornado and Eurofighter.
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The B-2 stealth bomber has completed its first 18.5-hour sortie over the North Pole to validate new flight management software.
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F-15Cs from Kadena Air Base, Japan have deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.
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Israel will approach the Obama administration for $700 million to purchase four additional Iron Dome batteries and to speed up the development of David’s Sling.
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H/T to Arms Control Wonk. Chief of the Royal Saudi Air Force had confirmed the sale of Storm Shadow cruise missile to U.S. Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro in October 2009, according to a WikiLeaks cable.
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