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Exercise Baana 20

Exercise Baana 20

Exercise Baana 20 will take place at the Hosio highway strip in Ranua, Lapland, Finland from Sept. 7 -11. Finnish Air Force pilots will practice landing and taking off from regional road no. 924. The aircraft types participating are: F/A-18s, Hawks, as well as transport and liaison aircraft. Baana 20 will be led by Lt. […]

UAE sending 4 F-16s to Souda Air Base, Greece

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is deploying four of its F-16 fighters to Souda Air Base on Crete, Greece. Bill Thornton, f-stop5.6 Photography / CC BY-SA The jets will be there to train with the Hellenic Air Force over the eastern Mediterranean. For more information, hit the Source below Source

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 …


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