Brig. Gen. Andrew Croft, deputy air commander of CJTF-OIR’s land component, told Al-Hurra that Iraq will take delivery of 13 F-16s next year, bringing the total number to 34.
By Senior Airman Jordan Castelan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Negotiations to sell more Rafales to Egypt hit new roadblock as U.S. blocks sale of SCALP
More troubles for Egypt in its quest to acquire another 12 Rafale fighters as it has emerged that the United States is refusing to allow the export a component that is needed for the SCALP cruise missile. Egypt refuses to buy more Rafales unless the deal includes SCALP missiles.
By Copyright © 2007 David Monniaux (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.0 fr], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF to retire MQ-1 on Mar. 9
The U.S. Air Force has decided that the MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle will be retired from operational service on Mar. 9 at Creech Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen
Two Su-35s to arrive in Indonesia in October
A senior Indonesian military officer confirmed to Arab News that two Su-35s will arrive in the country this October for the armed forces day parade on Oct. 5.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
All three F-35 variants underwent cold-weather testing at Eielson AFB
All three variants of the F-35 were brought to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska for cold weather testing by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT).
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac Johnson
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