The 493rd Fighter Squadron from Royal Air Force Lakenheath has been awarded the 2014 Raytheon Trophy.
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Czech Republic interested in setting up Gripen training center
Czech Republic has proposed to set up a Gripen training center in the country and the idea has drawn interest from Slovak and Hungary.
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Russia in talks to upgrade Iran’s Tor-M1
Russia’s Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol is in talks with Iran to upgrade the latter’s Tor-M1 air defense batteries.
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Photos: F-35 all-weather climatic testing
The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force in Maryland ferried aircraft BF-05 to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida to undergo climatic testing at the 96th Test Wing’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory. During the six-month test, the F-35s will be exposed to extreme wind, solar radiation, fog, humidity, rain intrusion/ingestion, freezing rain, icing cloud, icing build-up, vortex icing and snow.
Photo by Michael D. Jackson, F-35 Integrated Test Force
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RNZAF 757 with minister on board nearly ran out of fuel while landing in Antarctica
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) 757 carrying Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully to Antarctica nearly ran out of fuel as the plane had to circle above the runway for two hours due to fog.
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