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The U.S. Air Force has acquired the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets for its A-10s and F-16s operating in Afghanistan and Iraq under an urgent field requirement.
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Two F-16Cs from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing crashed after both aircraft collided in mid-air at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Jun. 7 near Jefferson County, Georgia.
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An official from Irkut revealed that the Russian Ministry of Defense has ordered 150 Yak-152 basic trainers as the company unveiled the three aircraft under assembly at its plant in Irkutsk.
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South Africa’s Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told the National Assembly that the South African Air Force has 13 operational Gripen fighters.
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