Dutch ponder JSF commitment as international F-16 MLU goes operational

Article Abstract:

Jan Gmelich Meijling, the outgoing Defense Secretary of the Netherlands, called on the Netherlands to make a commitment to joining the Joint Strike Fighter, or JSF, program of the US. Meijling asserted that committing to the US JSF program will provide the Netherlands with the best opportunity to secure a substitute for its in-service fleet of F-16A/B Mid Life Update fighter aircraft. Meijling endorsed the Joint Strike Fighter as the best alternative for the Netherlands' fleet of F-16 Mid Life Update fighter aircraft.

Netherlands, Fighter Aircraft, Fighter planes, Article, Dept/Ministry of Defense, F-16A/B, Joint Strike Fighter

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Hardware evolves for US air special operations forces

Article Abstract:

US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will continue to upgrade its airborne platforms to enhance the success of missions that require the insertion and extraction of special forces in hostile territories. The AC-130H/Us and the MC-130E/Hs are some of the platforms that will receive the enhanced model of the AN/AAR-44 passive infrared missile warner. The AC-130H and the MC-130H are also scheduled to receive AN/ALE-47 countermeasures dispensers.

United States, V/STOLs, Military, Military aircraft, Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

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