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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.
Photo: Saab, CC0
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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
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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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