Monthly Archive: Agosto 2020

VMFA-211 given “Top Honors” for Red Flag 20-3

VMFA-211 was given “Top Honors” for their superior performance in Exercise Red Flag 20-3, which took place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 15. The squadron’s intel unit was also given the “Top S-2” award. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Trump Weighs F-35 Jet Sales to UAE Over Israeli Objections

Trump Weighs F-35 Jet Sales to UAE Over Israeli Objections

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. is considering selling advanced American F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates over the objections of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump told reporters at a White House news conference that the Emiratis had expressed…

Poll Shows Swiss Back $6.6 Bn Plan to Buy New Fighter Jets

Poll Shows Swiss Back $6.6 Bn Plan to Buy New Fighter Jets

ZURICH — Swiss voters are set to approve a 6 billion Swiss franc ($6.6 billion) purchase of new fighter jets in a referendum next month, a poll for broadcaster SRF showed on Thursday.

The survey by gfs.bern found 58% of respondents favoured the government’s plan while 39% opposed it and 3% had …

Brazilian Pilot Flies F-39 Gripen E for First Time

Brazilian Pilot Flies F-39 Gripen E for First Time

Major Aviator Cristiano de Oliveira Peres, a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) test pilot, carried out the first flight of a Brazilian pilot in the new fighter F-39 Gripen E, in Sweden on Thursday, August 20.

The aircraft took off from the airfield of Saab, the company responsible for the development of …

Iran Unveils Two New Missiles Amid US Tensions

Iran Unveils Two New Missiles Amid US Tensions

Iran has displayed what it described as two new ballistic and cruise missiles, in defiance to U.S. calls that Tehran halt its missile program.

The surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a range of 1,400 kilometers while the cruise missile has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers, Defense Minis…

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