A dozen of Swedish Gripen fighters from Lulea air base were barred from taking part in a Nordic air exercise due to an abnormally strong high pressure system.
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Poorly executed ‘loaded roll’ lead to fatal Super Hornet crash
The fatal crash of a VFA-122 F/A-18F at NAS Lemoore last year could have been prevent, investigators say.
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PAK-FA will be able to field air-launched missiles by 2014
Head of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, told RIA Novosti that the Kh-35UE (AS-20 Kayak), Kh-38ME, Kh-58UShKE (AS-11 Kilter), and RVV-MD (AA-11 Archer) missiles will be ready for the Sukhoi PAK-FA fighter by 2014.
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Rafale wins MMRCA
In case you are still not aware, Dassault’s Rafale has been selected as the winner of India’s MMRCA competition. The company still has to finalize the contract with the Indian government.
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Tu-22M3s to be modernized
The Russian Air Force will modernize 30 Tu-22M3 strategic bombers to the M3M standard by 2020.
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