Commander of NORAD, Adm. James Winnefeld, said he had talked to USAF chief of staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz, about the aging of the Air National Guard F-16 fleet that form the backbone of Noble Eagle.
Denel says Iran’s Karrar UAV not based on their Skua target drone
Denel Dynamics CEO Jan Wessels said his engineers are convinced that Iran’s new Karrar drone is based on the Raytheon MQM-107 target drone rather than their Skua target drone.
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Canadian F-35s to be based in Bagotville and Cold Lake
Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay announced during a visit to 3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec, that 3 Wing Bagotville in Quebec and 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta will be getting 24 F-35 fighters each.
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Switzerland donates 10 Alouette III to Pakistan
Switzerland has decided to give Pakistan its entire fleet of Alouette III helicopters to aid rescue work in flooded areas.
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Iran refutes claim on secret nuclear site
An Iranian opposition group on Thursday claimed that Tehran is secretly building an underground nuclear facility 120 km west of Tehran. Tehran has rejected their claims.
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