Category: Air Force

The Philippine Air Force is expecting to take delivery of six fighters, one air defense radar and one “special mission aircraft” by 2016.

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Lt. Col. Daren Sorenson, director of staff for the 414th Combat Training Squadron, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the second time.
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Villagers living near the Pokhran firing range in India reported a large fire on Sunday just as a BrahMos missile testing was going on. Some speculated that the cruise missile might have missed its target and landed outside the range.

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Lockheed Martin is feeling the heat from BAE Systems as the latter moves to challenge the incumbent’s position as the F-16’s sole upgrade provider in South Korea and Taiwan.

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F-16s from the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Fighter Squadron are in Turkey for Anatolian Falcon 2012. The exercise will run from Mar. 5 to 15.

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