U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command intends to recruit 104 pilots to fly the KC-46A and those in their first and second flying assignments are encouraged to apply.
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Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fired AIM-120 over Estonia
A Spanish Eurofighter flying near the town of Otepää in south Estonia accidentally fired a AIM-120 air-to-air missile on Aug. 7 at 15:44 local time.
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USAF taking first steps towards buying light attack aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has decided that it needs light attack aircraft and has issued a presolicitation on Aug. 3 to kick start the process.
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Syria says Mossad assassinated its missile expert
A Syrian expert on Scud missiles was killed in a car explosion on Aug. 4. According to al-Watan newspaper, Aziz Azbar, was assassinated by Israel’s Mossad spy agency.
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Iran successfully overhauls Mirage F1
Iran is said to have successfully overhaul a Mirage F1 fighter after spending 25,000 man hours on it. A F-5F was returned to service as well at Shahid Nasser Habibi airbase.
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