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BBC’s File on 4 program has found that the average time for the Royal Air Force to train a fighter pilot under the Military Flying Training System (MFTS) is around seven and a half years.
Peter Gronemann [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Kawasaki C-2 cargo plane has made its first visit to Fiji in the south Pacific. The aircraft landed at Nadi airport while on the way home after attending the Avalon airshow in Australia.
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Hunini [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Boeing has been given a $40 million contract to produce an additional six IRST pods for the F-15.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
Retired Capt. Dan Pedersen, the first commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, has published his memoir.
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