Aviation News
Brazil has cut the amount of funds it will borrow from Sweden’s export credit agency SEK to pay for the purchase of 36 Gripen fighters.
By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Finnish working group has recommended that Finland start a search for a new fighter to replace its Hornets starting from 2017-18.
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By bomberpilot (imx00000136Uploaded by High Contrast) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A total of 15 F-15Es from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, are currently at Aviano, Italy for a 2-week training exercise.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman
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A Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen fighter made a belly landing at Kecskemet air base on Jun. 10 after its nose gear failed to extend properly. The pilot ejected during the landing sequence after losing control of the aircraft.
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The Israeli Air Force is the first foreign air arm to participate in Exercise Southern Strike in the United States following the signing of a strategic accord with the U.S. Air Force.
By Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons