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Finnish Hornets in overseas exercises

Posted on April 17, 2015 by alert5

Six Finnish Air Force F/A-18s are in the Netherlands to participate in an exercise under the NATO Partnership for Peace program.

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Boeing expects Middle East nation to make fighter decision soon

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by alert5

A top Boeing executive believes a Middle East nation will shortly decide whether to buy his company’s F/A-18 Super Hornet.

A U.S. Navy F-A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 flies near the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), not pictured, in the Philippine Sea Aug. 21, 2013 130821-N-ZZ999-0023
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Eurofighter consortium proposed assembly line in Indonesia

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by alert5

Should Indonesia pick the Eurofighter to replace its F-5 Tiger, the Eurofighter consortium will shift the assembly line in Spain to Indonesia.

Typhoon of 17 Squadron undergoing ACM checks
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JSOW C-1 enters operational testing

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by alert5

Raytheon announced that the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1) is ready to enter operational testing after having successfully completed the final free flight in the integrated testing phase.

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Pakistan Air Force lost another Mirage

Posted on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 by alert5

The Pakistan Air Force has lost its third Mirage fighter in a year. The jet went down in Lasbela district on Apr. 16. The pilot was unhurt.

PAF Dassault Mirage reconnaissance variant with F-16C Block 52+
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Michael Shavers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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