Iran is said to have successfully overhaul a Mirage F1 fighter after spending 25,000 man hours on it. A F-5F was returned to service as well at Shahid Nasser Habibi airbase.
By Shahram Sharifi [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons
Category: Air Force
MiG-31BM with R-77-1 air-to-air missiles
Britain to share P-8A facilities with Norway
The two European operators of the Boeing P-8A – Britain and Norway – will work along side to jointly meet the threat posed by Russian Navy, the Telegraph reports.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing seem blocking IAI’s bid to convert 767 into aerial tankers
Sources told The Globes that Boeing will not grant permission to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert the 767 into an aerial refueling tanker for the Israeli Air Force.
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412th OG using Alpha Jet for chase support
Folks at the 412th Operations Group is running an experiment to see if they could swap out the F-16 and replace it with the Alpha Jet for safety chase and flying as a target.
U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner
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