Denel announced that all twelve Cheetah fighters for the Ecuadorian air force have successfully completed their test flights and are now ready for deployment.
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Personnel at Cannon AFB to wear flight suits only during flight duties
Col. Albert M. Elton II, commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, issued a memo earlier this month ordering all airmen not to wear flight suites at Cannon Air Force Base unless they are on flight duties.
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Indian Air Force student pilots to start PC-7 training in July 2013
Pilatus has promise to deliver the first 14 of 75 PC-7 trainers by next January and students can start learning on the new aircraft in July 2013.
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Israeli Air Force to develop Iron Dome Block 2
The Israeli Air Force has a press release on the need to develop the Block 2 version of the Iron Dome which will address concerns that were discovered after the system was operational.
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Bill Sweetman on JAS 39E/F
Bill Sweetman’s assessment on the Saab JAS 39E/F, which he labels as an entirely new aircraft.
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