The Royal Saudi Air Force announced on Oct. 23 that it will be participating in a UAE-led air warfare exercise.
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RAF conduct largest ever mass firing of ASRAAMs
Eight Royal Air Force fighter squadrons fired a total of 53 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) over a period of 10 days in September.
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Spain sending fighters to Bulgaria and Romania
Spain has announced plans to send six Eurofighters to Bulgaria and eight Hornets to Romania starting from next month.
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100 years ago, a parachute saved the first pilot from a stricken aircraft
A free fall parachute saved a pilot from his stricken aircraft for the first time exactly one hundred years ago on Oct. 20, 1922.
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Poland leases MQ-9A from General Atomics
Poland will lease a number of MQ-9A unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics while it prepares to acquire the MQ-9B.
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