Qatar was supposed to make the first payment for its order of 24 Eurofighters in order to cement the deal but the Gulf state has failed to do so.
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Photo: Royal Air Force
First RoKAF pilot to fly the F-35A
Maj. Kiyun Jung is the first pilot from the Republic of Korea Air Force to fly the F-35A on Jul. 20.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.
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David’s Sling fired in combat for first time
Israel’s David’s Sling anti-ballistic missile system made its combat debut on Jul. 23 when two interceptors were fired when a pair of Syrian OTR-21 (NATO: SS-21) ballistic missiles were detected approaching Israel’s border.
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Iraq yet to decide on purchase of S-400
Iraqi Ambassador to Russian Haidar Mansour Hadi said in an interview with TASS that his country has yet to make a decision regarding the purchase of the S-400 air defense missile system.
By Соколрус [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
de Havilland Venom crashes in Wisconsin
A de Havilland Venom crashed shortly after takeoff from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport in Wisconsin on Jul. 20.