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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Category: Air Force
Saab on schedule to deliver first 2 Gripen Es to Brazilian, Swedish Air Force next year
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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Watch RNoAF F-35A deploying its drag chute
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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