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A sidestick controller from F-16A #78-0322 is up for auction. The former Israeli Air Force fighter was one of the six that bomb the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq back in 1981.
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Carrier Air Wing 2 and VMFA-112 from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, held a joint maritime strike rehearsal off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021.
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The Philippine Air Force will have six T129 attack helicopters in the country next month. This was disclosed by Philippine Air Force (PAF) commander Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes in a social media post.
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Russian newspaper Business Daily says Kazan aircraft plan is trying to finish the first new-build Tu-160 bomber so that it can fly on Dec. 18, which is the 40th anniversary of the type’s maiden flight.
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South Korea’s National Defense Committee has cut back next year’s defense budget by $375 million.
