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  • July 2008

    • Pakistan Spends US Anti-Terror Aid on Jets

      New York Times  |  Jul 24, 08 2:58 AM CDT

      Pakistan Spends US Anti-Terror Aid on Jets

      (Newser) - A plan to spend US funds earmarked for anti-terrorism aid to upgrade Pakistan's F-16 jets is angering lawmakers who complain that it's a misuse of the money, the New York Times reports. The Bush administration says the $230 million will boost the jets' ability to strike at insurgents. Critics say Pakistan uses the aircraft to maintain its military rivalry with India rather than to fight terrorism. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • counterterrorism  • tribal areas  • fighter jet  • Pakistan military

    • Fighter Jet Dazzles Airshow

      Reuters  |  Jul 14, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Fighter Jet Dazzles Airshow

      (Newser) - Aviation experts were treated to a display of the world’s most advanced fighter jet at the kickoff of the Farnborough International Airshow today in England, Reuters reports. In its first international exhibition, the Lockheed Martin F-22 “Raptor” executed a dizzying array of flips, dips, and dives as it showed off the dual engines that allow it to achieve twice the speed of sound. More »

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      airplane  • flight  • aviation  • US Air Force  • fighter jet

  • June 2008

    • US: Israeli Exercise Was Dry Run for Iran Strike

      New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 6:36 AM CDT

      US: Israeli Exercise Was Dry Run for Iran Strike

      (Newser) - A recent Israeli exercise looked to US officials very much like a rehearsal for a strike on Iran, the New York Times reports.   The Pentagon also believes the massive exercise in the first week of June, involving over a hundred fighter jets, was a message to the world that Israel is ready to use force if Iran's nuclear program cannot be halted by peaceful means . “There’s a lot of signaling going on at different levels,” one Pentagon official tells the Times. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • nuclear enrichment  • nuclear facilities  • fighter jet

  • July 2007

    • Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

      Jerusalem Post (Israel)  |  Jul 30, 07 4:19 PM CDT

      Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

      (Newser) - Israel is investigating reports that Russia will supply Iran with $1 billion in long-range fighter jets and aerial fuel tankers, the Jerusalem Post says. Israeli officials say the pact could be a partial response to a billion-dollar US arms deal with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. More »

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      Russia  • Iran  • Israel  • Middle East  • Saudi Arabia  • arms deal  • fighter jet  • fuel tankers

    • Pentagon Destroys Surplus Goods

      Time  |  Jul 23, 07 2:21 PM CDT

      Pentagon Destroys Surplus Goods

      (Newser) - The Pentagon is scrapping millions of dollars of gear it has traditionally resold to surplus dealers, Time reports. The army claims that sorting passels of helmets, boots, and sleeping bags is too onerous, while suppliers are concerned the move is the vestige of an effort to keep old jet parts out of Iranian hands. More »

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      Iraq  • US Army  • fighter jet  • bureaucracy  • surplus  • army supplies

    • Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets

      Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 07 5:32 PM CDT

      Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets

      (Newser) - The US military is paying a contractor to destroy its retired fleet of F-14 fighter jets, after evidence surfaced that Iran had been acquiring the old parts and was intending to rebuild the planes, reports the AP. “There were things getting to the bad guys,” the contractor says. In the 1970s, Iran--then an ally--bought the jets from the US. More »

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      Iran  • US military  • Pentagon  • plane  • fighter jet

  • April 2007

    • Pilot Killed in S.C. Blue Angel Crash

      Associated Press  |  Apr 22, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      Pilot Killed in S.C. Blue Angel Crash

      (Newser) - Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis crashed his F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter today during an air show in Beaufort, SC where he and five other members of the Blue Angel demonstration team were flying. The crash took the pilot’s life and also injured eight people on the ground. More »

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      accident  • plane crash  • Navy  • crash  • fighter jet  • air show

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