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Romania’s Defense Minister Mihai Fifor told journalists on Feb. 20 that the Eastern European state plans to buy four more F-16s to make its current squadron complete.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton
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A U.S Air Force F-16 assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing suffered an engine fire during take-off from Misawa Air Base, Japan on Feb. 20.
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Saab’s CEO Håkan Buskhe told journalists on Feb. 16 that the aerospace firm is on schedule to deliver the first two Gripen E fighters to the Brazilian and Swedish Air Force next year.
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force has tested the F-35’s drag chute in the country for the first time.
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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