Saab join hands with WZL No.2 to offer its self-protection system for Polish MiG-29s

Saab has signed a Teaming Agreement with Poland’s Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze Nr 2 S.A. (WZL No.2) to offer Saab’s Electronic Warfare self-protection systems for the Polish MiG-29 fleet.

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Indonesia complains Singapore fighters have been violating its airspace

A news report from Indonesia said fighter jets from Singapore have been violating Indonesia airspace north of Bintan island.

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Spatial disorientation behind F-16 crash by civilian employee; investigation found he wasn’t properly qualified

The U.S. Air Force concluded that a civilian employee working under the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron had spatial disorientation and crashed his F-16 into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 6, 2014. The pilot was killed in the crash.

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