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.
Israel to offer surplus F-16A/B/C/Ds to Croatia
Flight Global has shed light on how Israel plans to compete in Croatia’s MiG-21 replacement competition using a mix fleet of surplus F-16s.
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X-2 managed to collect most flight data with 34 flights, RCS perform better than expected
A Japanese defense official told Bradley Perrett of Aviation Week that the X-2 stealth demonstrator has collected more of the data required with just 34 flights.
