Aviation News
Israel hopes Croatia would be interested in acquiring its surplus F-16A/B fighters. If selected, IAI will upgrade the jets to the ACE configuration which will have a EL/M-2032 radar and 5 x 7in color displays.
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By Israel Defense Forces from Israel (Air Force Exercise in Sardinia, Nov 2010) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Australia’s request to buy fourteen AGM-88B and sixteen AGM-88E anti-radiation missiles have been approved by the U.S. State Department.
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $31.7 million contract to deliver three anti-missile system pods for the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command’s KC-135 aircraft.
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Photo: Northrop Grumman
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The Anatolian Eagle 15 exercise in Konya, Turkey has concluded on Jun. 18.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nick Hodge
For the first time, Japan has deployed one of its P-3C maritime patrol aircraft to Palawan, Philippines for an exercise. The aircraft, along with 20 personnel arrived on Jun. 21.
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