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Italy plans to send two of its locally-assembled F-35As to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona early next year, this could be the first transatlantic crossing for the fighter.
Photo: F-35 Intergraded Test Force
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The People’s Liberation Army Air Force will deploy its fighters to Thailand this year for a joint air exercise with the Royal Thai Air Force.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Student pilots undergoing the 170th Israeli Air Force fixed wing course receive their officer’s ranks on Jun. 23. This group is unique as they are the first to be trained to fly using the M-346.
Photo: IDF Spokesman’s Unit
Stephen Phipson, the head of Britain’s Defence & Security Organisation, told reporters at a briefing during the Paris Air Show that a second tranche of Eurofighters for Saudi Arabia could be delayed due to the recent death of the Royal Saudi Air Force commander.
By Gordon Zammit [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Lebanon has requested via the Foreign Military Sale route to buy 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles.
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