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Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah told Kuwait News Agency and Kuwait TV that Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti will be in town next week to sign the contract for Eurofighters.
By Vladimir Korolkov (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Swedish television network TV4 has obtained a set of government documents which suggest that the Swedish Air Force cannot afford to send its Gripen fighters to the Middle East to fight against ISIL.
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Elbit Systems has unveiled its latest mini-UAS, the Skylark 3. The new unmanned aircraft has a range of more than 100 km while being airborne for up to 6 hours with a 10 kg payload.
Photo: Elbit Systems
A AB-212 naval helicopter from the Greek Navy crashed during a night training flight in the early hours of Feb. 11. Three people on board were killed.
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An F-16 pilot had an inflight emergency while on a mission over ISIL-terriority last year. His stricken jet had only 15 minutes of fuel but luckily for him, a KC-135 from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron was around to save his jet from fuel starvation.
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Photo: U.S. Air Force
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