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F-16s based in Bodø Main Air Station, Norway have been busy nowadays as Russian military flights picked up over the last two years.
“F-16 at Bodø Main Air Station” by Ssgt. Rodney K. Prouty – Defence Imagery VIRIN: DF-ST-83-00926. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The 56th Fighter Wing flew its 1,000th F-35A training sortie on Mar. 31. The flight was flown by Maj. Joshua Arki from the 61st Fighter Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Staci Miller
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced that the David’s Sling missile interception system has passed its fourth trial and is on course for deployment by next year.
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Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defense
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An official briefing obtained by War is Boring said the U.S. Air Force has been using the RQ-4 to help allies in Latin America and the Caribbean to spy on drug fields and rebel groups.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Aviation Week reported that the F-35 has tangled with the F-16 in a dogfight. Results from the mock combat suggests the F-35 can be cleared for greater agility.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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