December 05, 2024 Military Aviation News
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12/05/2024
The aircraft was painted in full-colour Belgian national markings (most operators use toned down markings in shades of grey), was delivered to No.312 Squadron, which was established in June 2023, and that will eventually operate four F-35A aircraft from Luke for an extended period, training Belgian Air Force personnel in the United States.
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12/05/2024
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that France and Saudi Arabia have the "will to move forward" on a deal to sell Rafale fighter jets to the oil-rich Gulf monarchy. "In terms of security and defence, we have very clearly improved things... with the will to move forward on the Rafale, which is a major change in the bilateral relationship," he told reporters on the second day of a state visit to Saudi Arabia.
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12/05/2024
The UK government has said it is reviewing its decision to allow the continued export of F-35 fighter jet components in light of concerns that they could end up in Israel, according to campaigners who are seeking to block the exports. In a statement on Wednesday, two campaign groups taking legal action against the government said it had written to them to confirm that it is reviewing both the export of the fighter jet parts to a global supply pool and continuing direct arms export licences to Is
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12/05/2024
South Korea’s KAI intends to develop an AI initiative (termed ‘K-AI pilot’) in conjunction with its FA-50 light combat aircraft, with the project to explore autonomous fight capabilities by 2026. As KAI’s head of AI research Lim Seong-shin explained in a presentation, the focus will then shift to “semi-autonomous” formation flying and combat manoeuvring.
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12/05/2024
The F-14 Tomcat is one of military aviation’s most recognizable aircraft. The wide, flat fuselage and the swept wings are discernible to many. However, the F-14’s recognition is owed mostly to its inclusion in the Top Gun film series rather than to battlefield accomplishments. That’s not to say that the F-14 wasn’t a capable combat aircraft, it was, but the opportunities for American aircraft to engage with the enemy were limited in the post-Vietnam era. The F-14’s air-to-air combat record is ne
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12/05/2024
An Iranian fighter jet crashed in the south of the country Wednesday, killing the two pilots, state media reported. State television identified the pilots as Col. Hamid Reza Ranjbar and Col. Manouchehr Pirzadeh, saying they were on a test flight after the plane was overhauled. The crash took place near the town of Firouzabad, some 770 kilometers (480 miles) south of the capital Tehran.
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12/05/2024
Syrian rebels have purportedly captured multiple Syrian Air Force’s MiG-23 fighter jets along with other air and ground-based equipment belonging to the Syrian military, days after they launched a surprise offensive against the Bashar al-Assad government and reignited the 13-year-old Civil War.
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