A dozen of Swedish Gripen fighters from Lulea air base were barred from taking part in a Nordic air exercise due to an abnormally strong high pressure system.
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Category: Air Force
Rafale wins MMRCA
In case you are still not aware, Dassault’s Rafale has been selected as the winner of India’s MMRCA competition. The company still has to finalize the contract with the Indian government.
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Tu-22M3s to be modernized
The Russian Air Force will modernize 30 Tu-22M3 strategic bombers to the M3M standard by 2020.
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SAAF reveals cause of A109 crashes
South African Air Force chief has explained the causes behind the crash of three A109 helicopters over the years.
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Israel in danger of losing air superiority
Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan warned that the country’s aerial superiority is in danger as terrorist might obtain sophisticated weapons from neighboring countries.
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