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Boeing MH-139 to Replace U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey Fleet
2018-09-27 Read More...
Boeing provide its MH-139 helicopter and related support to the U.S. Air Force to replace the more than 40-year-old UH-1N “Huey” helicopters used to protect America’s intercontinental ballistic missile

U.S. Defense Secretary Receives British Counterpart
2018-08-09 Read More...
The United States Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson at the Pentagon, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Afghan Air Force Receives First Two UH-60 Helicopters
2017-09-28 Read More...
The first two Afghan Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters arrived at Kandahar

Qatar’s Minister of Defense Witnesses F-15E Superiority
2017-04-20 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, HE Dr. Khalid Mohammed Al Attiyah, visited on 28 March 2017 Seymour Johnson (SJ) Air Force Base to experience the power and capabilities of the F-15E Strike Eagle

Iraqi Pilots Start F-16 Training in Arizona
2012-09-03 Read More...
While Iraq anticipates an initial delivery of F-16 Fighting Falcons in September 2014, the pilots who will fly them embarked on a historic partnership with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing to learn how to fly the multipurpose

New Air Surveillance Radar to Defend Arabian Gulf
2012-04-03 Read More...
U.S. Airmen defending the Arabian Gulf have another arrow in their quiver thanks to a new radar system installed at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing on March

Amin: “F-16s to Provide Air Sovereignty for Iraq”
2011-11-21 Read More...
During a press conference on 08 November, the Commander of the Iraqi Air Force said Iraq's purchase of 18 F-16C Fighting Falcons, for their future air defense, will encourage and strengthen the strategic partnership between the U.S. and Iraq.

Iraq Gets Modern Air Traffic Control System
2011-10-17 Read More...
Members of the Electronic Systems Center completed work in September that improves and upgrades Iraq's Air Traffic Control (ATC)

Iraq Settles 1st F-16s Payment
2011-09-30 Read More...
The Iraqi government has transferred its first payment for 18 F-16C Fighting Falcons, bringing Iraq closer to independently securing its airspace, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little

Initial Operational Capability for the RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk
2011-08-16 Read More...
The Commander of Air Combat Command declared initial operational capability for the RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk August

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