October 22, 2011 Military Aviation News
10/22/2011
President Barack Obama said Friday he was bringing all U.S. forces home from Iraq by the new year, ending a war that stretched nearly nine years, divided the country, transformed the military and left an enduring mark on American history.
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10/22/2011
The 300th Eurofighter Typhoon produced by four partner companies has been delivered by Cassidian to the Spanish air force. Eurofighter GmbH, which has headquarters in Germany, called the delivery a production milestone. The Eurofighter Typhoons - developed and manufactured by Cassidian in Germany and Spain, BAE Systems in Britain and Alenia Aeronautica in Italy - are in service with six air forces, replacing 11 aircraft types.
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10/22/2011
For all its success, NATO’s intervention in Libya had several significant flaws that highlight why future offensives, against a stronger adversary, could be far more difficult. Even as Washington put a European mask of command on the operation — an effort described as “leading from behind” — shortages in allied intelligence-gathering aircraft, aerial refueling tankers and precision-guidance kits for bombs proved the United States remained the backbone of any NATO offensive.
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10/22/2011
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Friday said it has recovered wreckage of a MiG-29 jet that crashed in the inhospitable Himalayan terrain of Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh three days ago. But it failed to locate the entire combat aircraft. "Some locals have sighted parts of the wreckage in the hills of Thirot, and IAF experts matched these with the MiG-29," Lahaul and Spiti Deputy Commissioner Rajeev Shankar told IANS.
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10/22/2011
On Thursday, Col. Moamar Khadhafi's military convoy was bombed by an American predator drone and then attacked by French jets before the deposed dictator was finally apprehended and killed by rebel fighters, the Pentagon disclosed yesterday.
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10/22/2011
NATO is planning to end its military operation in Libya on October 31, the alliance's secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said on Friday. NATO made the preliminary decision during a meeting of its governing body earlier in the day. Speaking after the meeting, Rasmussen said the formal decision is expected to be announced next week.
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