A South African Air Force (SAAF) Oryx helicopter crash-landed along the N1 highway near the Huguenot Tunnel on Dec. 10.
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Photo: City of Cape Town
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Category: Air Force
Qatar signs contract for 24 Eurofighters
Qatar has signed a contract to buy 24 Eurofighters. The agreement was signed by the Qatar and British governments in Doha on Dec. 10.
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Photo: Royal Air Force
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KC-390 undergoing cross-wind landing trials at Scottsbluff airport
An airport in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is playing host to the Embraer KC-390 as the medium-size, twin-engine military transport is there for cross-wind landing testing.
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Boeing issues statement saying it “respects” Canada’s decision to buy F/A-18 from RAAF
Boeing issued a statement on Dec. 8 regarding media reports saying Canada has decided to buy used F/A-18s from the Royal Australian Air Force.
By Duan Zhu [GFDL, GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-22 damaged during touch-and-go nearing end of six-year repair job
A F-22, # 02-4037, was badly damaged when it failed to lift off during a touch-and-go at Tyndall Air Force base in 2012. The jet will soon be servicable again next March after a six-year repair job.
By Technical Sergeant Ben Bloker (USAF) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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