The Latvian Air Force together with the Lithuanian Air Force test-fired the RBS 70 and the RBS 70 NG during the air defense exercise “Baltic Zenith 2016” last month.
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Photo: Saab
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U.S. clears sale of 8 SH-60Fs to Israel
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of eight SH-60F Sea Hawks via the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program to Israel. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) issued notification 16-40 to clear the sale of engines and other associative equipment in order to supplement the EDA grant transfer.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Mysterious drone entered Exercise BALTOPS training area
Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter revealed that an anonymous drone entered the Utö training area whilst exercise BALTOPS was taking place last month.
Radosław Drożdżewski (User:Zwiadowca21) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bomb threat on board El Al flight prompts Air Forces to scramble fighters
A El Al Boeing 747 passenger plane was escorted by fighter jets from various countries during its flight over Europe after a tip-off on a bomb on board the plane.
By Mulag (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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MB-339, M-346 carried out mid-air refueling from KC-767
The Italian Air Force’s KC-767 aerial refueling tanker has carried out a mid-air refueling with the MB-339 and M-346 for the first time.
Photos: Italian Air Force
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