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Posted on July 30, 2022 by alert5

Four Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s have flown for the last time in the United States on Jul. 29.

The last four F-16s belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force taxi after landing here today at the Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson. The Dutch were the first in a long line of foreign partners to train at Morris ANG Base, flying an average of 2,000 hours per year in the F-16 and graduating four student pilots every nine months as part of the 148th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)

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Bangladesh to order TB2

Posted on July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 by alert5

Bangladesh is set to be the latest operator of the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle. Turkey’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Tufan confirmed that an agreement has been signed.

Bayhaluk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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India Air Force MiG-21 crashes

Posted on July 29, 2022 by alert5

An Indian Air Force MiG-21 trainer aircraft crashed in Rajasthan on Jul. 28. Both pilots on board were killed.

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Indian Navy’s MH-60Rs have arrived home

Posted on July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 by alert5

Two MH-60R naval helicopters ordered by India have reached home after being ferried to Cochin by a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft.

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