F-15E Strike Eagle external fuel tanks at Mountain Home AFB have moved indoors with a new Vertical Tank Storage System.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa C. Wallace
USAF to upgrade at least 300 F-16s
The U.S. Air Force will start a modernization program for the F-16 next year and between 300 to 350 jets will get new avionics and increased airframe life.
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Israeli F-16s fired warning shots at Egyptian helicopter
Israel scramble four F-16s to intercept an Egyptian air force helicopter that entered Israeli airspace at low-levels.
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South Korean MD500 makes emergency landing, one killed
A South Korean MD500 helicopter made an emergency landing southeast of Seoul during an exercise, the crash landing killed a warrant officer. The co-pilot, a Major, was injured.
EADS wants Germany to buy Talarion in return for cuts to Eurofighter order
EADS has suggested to German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere that the company is willing to waive penalties for a cut to orders for the Eurofighter if Germany orders the Talarion UAV.