There are only four U.S. Air Force active duty fighter pilots ranked lieutenant colonel and below who have flown 1,000 combat hours in an F-16, Lt. Col. Craig Andrle is one of them.
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Watch Netanyahu declare David’s Sling IOC
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared the initial operational capability of the David’s Sling missile interception system on Apr. 2.
India orders more Dhruvs
The Indian government has placed an order for 32 Dhruv helicopters with Hindustan Aeronautics and 16 of these will go to the Navy while the rest for the coast guard.
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Poland will soon sign deal for 8 Patriot batteries
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz told reporters in Warsaw that he will sign the contract to buy eight Patriot air defense missile batteries this year.
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Unidentified Asian Air Force orders $200 million worth of Elta targeting pods
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a $200 million contract with an unidentified Asian country to “provide targeting and surveillance pods” to its Air Force.
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