The Pentagon has decided to buy just 78 F-35s from Lockheed Martin in the latest budget request, instead of 84 aircraft that was projected a year ago.
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U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw
Israel wants to buy both F-15 and F-35
Israel’s Globes says the country will decide by this summer what type of fighters it will acquire using U.S. defense aid money.
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
U.S. to investigate if Pakistan used F-16 against India
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad said on Mar. 3 that it is investigating if Pakistan had used the F-16 fighter to shoot down a Indian MiG-21.
United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Australia expanding its activities in space
Air Marshal Leo Davies, head of the Royal Australian Air Force, predicted that his service will be making “significant investment” in space activities over the next twenty years.
artq55 [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
artq55 [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-22 pilot from Australia
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Paul Anderton is an F-22 Raptor pilot with the 90th Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Air Force.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa
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