Swedish rescue teams have located the wreckage of a missing Norwegian C-130J near the top of Sweden’s highest mountain on Friday.
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Category: Air Force
Northrop Grumman to supply APG-68 (V) 9 to Iraq, Oman and Thailand
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems has been awarded a FMS contract to supply APG-68 (V) 9 radars for the Royal Thai Air Force (6), the Republic of Iraq (22) and the Royal Air Force of Oman (15).
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Canada may wait till next decade for F-35s
Canada’s Associate Defense Minister Julian Fantino said on Friday that Ottawa may wait till next decade to take delivery of its F-35s.
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USAF keeping its VIP suite and pallets
The U.S. Air Force will pay $2.1 million to Ohio-based SelectTech Services Corp. for logistical support of one VIP suite and four VIP pallets that are flown on cargo and refueling planes.
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IDFs in Chinese bone yard
An attempt at ‘cloning’ the IDF by China? Nope, just dummies used to simulate enemy aircraft for target practice. Now dumped to a bone yard.
