News Archive 2009
Headlines and summaries of
available news stories from 2009. Click the title to view the full story with image if available. |
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01 Oct | Italian Air Force 4° Stormo Eurofighters Reach 10,000 Flight Hours On Tuesday 29 September 2009, the Italian Air Force 4° Stormo celebrated reaching the historical milestone of 10,000 flight hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon. Based in Grosseto, in central Italy, the 4° Stormo was the first Italian Air Force wing to receive the Typhoon in 2004. |
22 Jun | IAI Delivers First Batch of Kfir Fighter Jets to the Colombian Air Force Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is delivering the first batch of upgraded Kfir fighter jets to the Colombian Air Force in a ceremony held at IAI's facilities in Israel. |
13 Mar | United Arab Emirates Selects M-346 Master The United Arab Emirates government announced on February 25 at IDEX 2009 (International Defence Exhibition & Conference) in Abu Dhabi that it had begun negotiations for the acquisition of 48 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 "Master" advanced lead-in fighter trainer aircraft. |
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