• FLIR imaging system for Super Tucanos (18.04.2013) FLIR Systems Inc.'s BRITE Star DP advanced imaging system is being integrated onto aircraft for Afghanistan under the U.S. Air Force LAS program....>> • Pentagon to Buy Russian Helicopters Despite Ban (4.04.2013) The US Department of Defense said Thursday it plans to sidestep a Congressional ban to purchase 30 helicopters from Russian state-owned defense firm Rosoboronexport, despite object...>> • Super Tucano gets the nod for Afghanistan role (28.02.2013) The Afghan Air Force is to receive 20 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft following a new deal between the USAF, supplier Sierra Nevada and OEM Embraer....>> • Afghan Air Force Desperate for Aircraft: Commander (13.02.2013) KABUL: Afghanistan’s fledgling air force is more like a bicycle than a modern fighting machine, its commander has said, pleading for advanced aircraft to fight the Taliban as US-le...>> • USAF Starts Contractor Hunt for Afghani C-130s (1.02.2013) The U.S. Air Force is reaching out to contractors to gather information on support and maintenance for a quartet of C-130H transportation planes earmarked for the Afghani Air Force...>> • Afghan air force advances battlefield support tactics (28.01.2013) The commanders of the Afghan air force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan signed two operational decrees Jan. 23, implementing procedures to improve air response to Afghan b...>>