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29 February 2008
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Kunsan receives AIM-9X missile capability
Pilots, maintainers and ammunition troops at Kunsan have been introduced to a new generation weapon that changes the way we look at air to air combat....
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29 February 2008
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Dutch government finally agrees on moving on with F-35
The Ducth left-wing Labour Party (PvdA) who at first opposed the JSF program, has now decided to support it and move on with the F-35. ...
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29 February 2008
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RDAF successfully flight test ESTER
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26 February 2008
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Miss Nevada USA flies with Thunderbirds
Miss Nevada will trade her crown for a helmet this week as she takes to the skies with the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron....
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25 February 2008
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F-35 STOVL fuel systems tests complete
Fuel systems tests on the F-35B Short Take-Off Vertical Landing variant (STOVL) aircraft have been completed by BAE 5 days ahead of schedule. ...
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23 February 2008
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Pilot reaches 1,000 combat hours
332nd Expeditionary Operations Group F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, will reach two career milestones in a matter of weeks, one of which no other current Air Force fighter pilot has done until now....
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21 February 2008
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P&W awarded $521.2M contract for F119 support
Pratt & Whitney, a sibsidary of United Technologies, was awarded a $521.2 million contract from the US Air Force to maintain F119 engines for the F-22 Raptor....
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20 February 2008
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Alaska's F-22 total force deployment successful
Elmendorf's 3rd Wing and Air Force Reserve Command's 477th Fighter Group combined for its first F-22A Raptor deployment to Tyndall AFB, for Combat Archer....
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20 February 2008
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Misawa airman to join elite Thunderbirds
Exceptional dreams require noteworthy pursuits, and one of Misawa's Airmen learns first hand that no matter how long the chase, some dreams are worth following. ...
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19 February 2008
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Northrop Grumman unveils new SABR for F-16
Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled a new company funded program to develop an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) at the Singapore Air Show....
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18 February 2008
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All Polish F100 engines now assembled
The Pratt & Whitney WSK PZL-Rzeszów facility has completed the assembly and testing of 43 F100-PW-229 engines for the Polish F-16s....
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17 February 2008
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Indonesia considers buying additional F-16s
The Indonesian Air Force will consider a US government offer to sell them Block 52 F-16s and C-130J Hercules heavy transport planes, according to the Indonesian news agency Antara....
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13 February 2008
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63 FS slated for deactivation
The 56th Fighter Wing commander officially announced the future deactivation of one of Luke's eight fighter squadrons Tuesday during a forum. ...
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13 February 2008
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52nd FW modifies runway at Spangdahlem
For years that has been the case at Spangdahlem AFB, where pilots have had to cope with a potentially dangerous and well-known optical illusion when approaching the runway....
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11 February 2008
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Italian F-16 from 37 Stormo crashes into the sea
A AMI F-16 crashed into the sea today at 20.00h off the coast of Sicily in between the islands of Levanzo & Marettimo. The pilot ejected, sustaining limited injuries. ...
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09 February 2008
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22nd EFS returns home from Iraq
After dropping a near record number of bombs in Iraq, members of the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned to their home base in Spangdahlem this week....
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07 February 2008
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5th AF commander takes to the skies one last time
After flying with the U.S. Air Force for 33 years, the 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan commander, flew the F-16 for a final time Feb. 6, at Misawa Air Base, Japan....
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06 February 2008
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TuAF F-16s strike terrorist camp in Iraq
Turkish F-16s departed again from Diyarbakir AB at 1900 hours on February 6, 2008 to strike targets in Northern Iraq....
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06 February 2008
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86th FWS hosts 13th FS for air-to-ground WSEP
The 13th FS "Panthers" roared into Florida last week to participate in two 53d Wing Weapon System Evaluation Programs (WSEP) commonly known as Combat Archer and Combat Hammer. ...
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05 February 2008
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Unhelpful words in the 2009 budget proposal
Part of the 2009 budget proposal by the Department of Defense is a document called the DoD FY 2009 Budget Request Summary Justification....
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02 February 2008
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Belgium to deploy 4 F-16s to Afghanistan
Belgium will deploy four F-16AM fighters and 140 more troops in Afghanistan within this year....
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01 February 2008
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Arizona Air Guard to watch over Super Bowl
Pilots assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing's Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., will fly air patrols and air defense deterrence missions in support of the Super Bowl XLII Feb. 3 in Glendale, Ariz.
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