• Oman Air Force Continues F-16 Legacy (7.4.2014) The Sultanate of Oman accepted the first of its second order of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons in a ceremony April 3 at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility. The fighter ai...>> • Qatar in $23bn arms order including Apache and NH90 helicopters (1.4.2014) Qatar has added to its defence spending with the agreement to buy herlicopters from Boeing and the joint venture NH Industries as well as missiles from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon...>> • Israel Braces for Swarms of Iranian UAVs (1.4.2014) Israel recently went public with their fears that the Lebanese based terrorist group Hezbollah was preparing to use UAVs obtained from Iran for attacks on Israel....>> • Qatar to Buy Two A330 MRTT Refuellers (30.3.2014) Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract from Qatar for two A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force....>> • Syria says Russia committed to S-300 systems contract (5.1.2014) Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says Russia’s contract to supply Syria with the sophisticated S-300 air defense systems is still in place....>> • S-300: NATO’s nightmare and perhaps Russia’s too (4.1.2014) The S-300 surface to air missile is vital for Syria’s air defences, but Moscow is wary of the complications the weapon could create – both for itself and the Middle East....>> • IAF fails to fish out remains of jet off Gaza coast (4.1.2014) American ship to aid in extraction effort to determine cause of July 7 crash. The Israeli Air Force failed to retrieve from the sea parts of an F-16i fighter jet that crashed off t...>> • IAF squadrons to close due to budget cuts (9.7.2013) This is just the beginning,’ a senior Defense Ministry official warns. DF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz announced Tuesday the closure of several air force squadrons as part of cuts to...>> • Netanyahu admits IAF carried out secret operations (28.6.2013) Prime minister tells graduating air force cadets that Israeli forces are prepared for any scenario. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israeli Air Force planes ca...>>
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