Raytheon has been given a $43 million modification contract for the AIM-9X Block II missile.
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Pease ANGB selected to receive KC-46A
Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire has been selected as the first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base.
Croatian MiG-21 crashed
Crotia lost a MiG-21 after the jet crashed while returning to land at Zagreb. The main landing gear fail and the jet later caught fire in flight. Photos of the crash site is in the source.
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Indian Air Force extending life of Kiran jet; seeking options for intermediate training phase
India’s Defense Minister Arun Jaitley said in a written reply to Parliament that the Air Force has initiated the process to extend the operational life of the Kiran jet trainer after HAL failed to produce the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) on time.
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First phase of Storm Shadow integration tests on Eurofighter completed
Alenia Aermacchi has completed the first phase flight trials of the Storm Shadow cruise missile on the Eurofighter.
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