The 27th Special Operations Wing retired the final AC-130H Spectre Gunship, tail number 69-6569, at Cannon Air Force Base on May 26.
First civilian F-16 Aggressor contractor
Discovery Air Defense is finalizing plans to introduce the F-16 into its fleet for air-to-air adversary training.
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Indian Air Force Jaguar fired Harpoon missile
The Indian Air Force has successfully test fired a Harpoon anti-ship missile from a Jaguar maritime strike fighter.
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It could be a three-way fight for Canada’s SAR contest
Embraer is the latest company to indicate its interest to participate in Canada’s fixed-wing search-and-rescue contest.
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Russia to buy as many PAK-FAs as manufacturer can produce
Russian Air Force Commander Col.Gen. Viktor Bondarev told reporters that his service will buy as many PAK-FAs as possible, the number is limited by how fast the fighter can be churn out from the factory.
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