The ‘Veer Guardian-2023’ joint air exercise between the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) will take place from January 12 to 26, 2023. It will be held at the Hyakuri Air Base and the Iruma Air Base in Japan.
Forty years ago today, the F/A-18 Hornet became operational
On this day in 1983, the F/A-18 became an operational fighter with the first squadron being U.S. Marine Corps’ VMFA-314 at MCAS El Toro.
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U.S. blocks Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35
It has emerged that due to information security concerns, the Pentagon is barring Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35 fighter jets.
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Royal Netherlands Air Force excited for ‘new era’ with arrival of AH-64Es
The Royal Netherlands Air Force took delivery of two new AH-64E attack helicopters on Dec. 13, 2022 at Robert Gray Army Air Field, Texas. The new Apaches are the first two that will be operated by the unit at Fort Hood.
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Dutch F-35s to bolster defensive posture along NATO’s eastern flank
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is preparing to deploy eight of its F-35s to Malbork, Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission in the northeast.
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