Aviation News
At the annual meeting of the Swedish Air Force Fan Club in Paris on Jun. 18, the commanding officer of South African Air Force 2 Squadron told attendees that his unit’s Gripens are tasked with searching for rhinoceros poachers near the Zimbabwe border.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Saab JAS-39C Gripen ‘3920 / 20’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Jun. 20 that its LORA (Long-Range Artillery weapon system) was successfully fired from a cargo ship out at sea.
Continue reading “IAI fired a short-range ballistic missile from a cargo ship out at sea”
The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv would not confirm or deny media reports that the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) will be making a port call at Haifa, Israel starting from Jul. 1.
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By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet (USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)_141010-N-AP620-012) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Washington Examiner said the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has received a secret report on restarting production of the F-22 from the U.S. Air Force on Jun. 18.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An Iranian drone operating in Pakistan’s Parom area of Panjgur district was shot down by a JF-17 fighter.
By Asuspine [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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