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Thunderbird F-16D flips upside down during landing incident in Dayton

Posted on June 24, 2017June 24, 2017 by alert5

A F-16D assigned to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team had a mishap while landing at Dayton International Airport on Jun. 23.

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Bulgaria to start negotiations with Saab for Gripen

Posted on June 24, 2017June 24, 2017 by alert5

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has confirmed that his country will kick start its fighter replacement exercise by negotiating with Saab for Gripen fighters.

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Japan hopes to partner with U.S. to export used military aircraft to S.E. Asia

Posted on June 24, 2017June 23, 2017 by alert5

In an exclusive interview with Defense News, Takahiro Yoshida, director of Aircraft Project Management division in the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency within Japan’s Ministry of Defense, said Tokyo hopes to collaborate with the United States for the sale of used military aircraft to South East Asia.

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