Major Otakar Prikner of the Czech Air Force has achieved 1,000 flight hours on the Gripen after he started flying in 2004.
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Iraqi official: Baghdad buys 18 F-16s
An adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday that the country has sign on for 18 F-16 fighters.
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Boeing, U.S. Navy deliver proposal to equip JASDF with F/A-18E Block II
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have delivered a proposal to the government of Japan offering the advanced F/A-18E Super Hornet Block II to become the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s (JASDF) next premier fighter aircraft.
BAE may cut 3000 jobs as orders for Eurofighter slow
Up to 3,000 people working for BAE Systems could lose their jobs as the company struggles to find new orders for the Eurofighter.
X-29 full-scale mockup goes back to Long Island
The only full-scale mockup of the Grumman X-29 has returned to Long Island after spending 25 years on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
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