Aviation News
Lockheed Martin announced on Apr. 12 that the U.S. Air Force has authorized the extend of the designed service life of the F-16 Block 42-52 aircraft to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours.
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An anonymous Japan Self-Defense Forces official told the Nikkei that the WC-135 radioactive particles sniffer plane has been deployed to Okinawa.
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The NATO Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has placed an order for 29 BOZ-101 EC self-protection and countermeasures system pods with Saab.
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President of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar said on the air with Rossiya 24 TV Channel on Apr. 11 that MiG-29s have been ordered by Egypt and the first batch of aircraft will be delivered this year.
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The U.S. Air Force will bring five of its RQ-4s from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to Yokota Air Base, Japan from May.
By John Schwab [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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