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The first export Gripen E, 39-6001, has flown for the first time on Aug. 26. To be delivered to Brazil, the jet flew from Linköping, Sweden for 65 minutes with test pilot Richard Ljungberg at the controls.
The last C-17 to be produced by Boeing has been delivered to India on Aug. 26. The Indian Air Force’s C-17 strength is now at 11 aircraft.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is reported to have slashed the price of each Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from $62.9 million to as low as $34.9 million each.
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The recent flooding at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska has affect crew training there, Gen. Mike Holmes, head of Air Combat Command, has disclosed.
Photo: SAC Blake Carruthers/MOD [OGL v1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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