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30 April 2013
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Israeli F-16 downs another drone from Lebanon
The Israeli military says one of their F-16s shot down an unmanned aircraft sent into Israeli airspace by Hezbollah militants. The threat was detected at 6,000 feet over the Mediterranean sea on April 25th and was destroyed shortly after by an air-to-air missile....
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24 April 2013
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CTF celebrates Raptor's 1,000th sortie
The F-22 Combined Test Force celebrated an impressive milestone April 19, when the oldest flying Raptor successfully completed its 1,000th sortie. ...
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18 April 2013
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Tyndall's own 'Pipper' to become Thunderbird No. 1
Tyndall's own Lt. Col. Matthew "Pipper" Bradley, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron operations director, has been selected to be Thunderbird No. 1....
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16 April 2013
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Northrop Grumman's SABR Gives F-16 Pilots the Big Picture
To a pilot, a radar is only as useful as the information it provides, and Northrop Grumman's Big SAR (synthetic aperture radar) mapping for the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) delivers the largest, sharpest radar images ever available in an F-16....
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15 April 2013
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RMAF & USAF unite for Majestic Eagle 2013
Airmen from the Royal Moroccan air force and the U.S. Air Force united at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, April 15, for Majestic Eagle 2013, a bi-lateral training exercise, which will continue through till April 26, 2013....
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11 April 2013
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Raytheon wins RoKAF F-16 radar upgrade competition
Raytheon announced today its Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) has been competitively selected by the Republic of Korea to upgrade the country's KF-16C/D Block 52 fleet.
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11 April 2013
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Fresnos F-16C accident report released
A series of pilot errors resulted in an F-16 ( #87-0315 ) crashing in remote eastern California during a December training mission, according to an Air Force report released Tuesday.... |
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09 April 2013
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Once a Gambler, always a Gambler
On April 5, 2013, Shaw AFB flags were slowly brought to half-staff at noon honoring a fallen 20th Fighter Wing combat Airman.
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05 April 2013
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Shaw pilot identified in Afghanistan crash
Air Force officials have confirmed a Shaw AFB F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was killed April 3, after his aircraft crashed in Afghanistan returning to base from a close air support mission....
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04 April 2013
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US F-16 pilot killed in crash in Afghanistan
A US Air Force F-16 has crashed near Bagram Air Field in eastern Afghanistan, killing the pilot, according to the NATO command that oversees day-to-day operations in Afghanistan....
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