The Royal Norwegian Air Force has tested the F-35’s drag chute in the country for the first time.
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Iraq to take delivery of 13 F-16s in 2019
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
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