The U.S. government has approved the Foreign Military Sales package for Poland to buy up to 150 AIM-120C-7 air-to-air missiles for an estimated cost of $250 million.
By: Senior Airman Mark Hoyt, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Six aircraft types from U.S. Air Force, Marines, Navy came together for Orange Flag
Test teams from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy came together for a coordinated, multi-service flight test event known as Orange Flag last month.
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Misawa’s F-16 clocks 9,500 hours
A F-16C Block 50 assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan has clocked more than 9,500 flight hours on Nov. 20. The 27 year old jet is older than many lieutenants and captains who fly “him.”
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase
Tokyo police questions Chinese exchange student over illegal export of FLIR
A Chinese 22-year-old exchange student is being held for questioning by Tokyo police after he illegally exported a Star Safire III Forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera system to China.
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Naval Iron Dome declared operational
Israel has declared the naval version of the Iron Dome aboard Sa’ar 5-class corvette INS Lahav operational.