Alert 5

Jet ace Giora Epstein promoted to Brigadier general

Israeli fighter ace Giora Epstein has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier general on Sept. 13, twenty years after he had retired from service.

Lockheed Martin will commence engineering work to convert 85 Hellenic Air Force F-16s to the V variant from Sept. 17.

Head of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, has disclosed that all MiG-21 and MiG-27 squadrons will be replaced by the HAL Tejas.

By Venkat Mangudi (IAF Tejas full size) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

South Korea has been cleared by the U.S. government to buy six Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for approximately $2.10 billion.

By Darren Koch (Provided on email) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

The Israeli Air Force has spoken on its largest air strike in Syria since 1974, dubbed Operation “House of Cards.”

Photography: Nir Ben-Yosef | Graphic design: Ron Tamir