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Colonel John Breazeale, 301st Fighter Wing commander, achieved more than 4,000 flying hours in an F-16 during a training mission on Aug. 20.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Mathison
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Air Combat Command chief Gen Hawk Carlisle said that the development of a next-generation beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles is “an exceptionally high priority.”
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The extended range version of the MQ-9 has been operational field by the U.S. Air Force in August, General Atomics announced.
Photo: POA(Phot) Tam McDonald/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Air Force has placed a £300 million contract with MBDA for more AIM-132 ASRAAM missiles. The missiles will be produced at MBDA’s new Bolton manufacturing and assembly site that will be commissioned in mid-2016.
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Northrop Grumman is expecting the Pentagon to approve the export of the company’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) by end of the year.
Continue reading “Northrop Grumman close to getting clearance for exporting AN/TPS-80”