Italy’s first F-35A, AL-1, has been delivered to the Italian Air Force on Dec. 3 at the F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Cameri.
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Pakistan offers JF-17 to Egypt
Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan, Sherif Shaheen called on Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Dec. 4 and Hussain took the opportunity to offer the JF-17 to Egypt.
By Shimin Gu [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Indonesian military chief: New helicopter purchase postponed not canceled
The commander of Indonesian National Armed Forces, Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, said the purchase of new VVIP helicopters has been postponed and not canceled.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Disassembling a U-2
A U-2 spy has to be taken apart and rebuilt after 4,800 hours of flight time, or about every seven years. This Lockheed Martin video reveals how the U-2 is taken apart.
USAF wants 100 LRS-Bs
How many Long Range Strike-Bombers (LRS-B) does the U.S. Air Force wish to acquire? One hundred, was the figure given by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James at the National Press Club on Dec. 2.