A 5th Bomb Wing B-52H from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota makes history during Exercise Saber Strike 15 as the first B-52 to ever fly over Latvia.
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Day: June 13, 2015
Two USAF F-16s made emergency landing at RoKAF airbase
Two F-16s from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing had to make an emergency landing at Wonju Air Base in Gangwon Province on Jun. 11.
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USAF looking for low-cost, high-speed attack UAS
According to a Broad Agency Announcement by the U.S. Air Force, the service will soon launch a $7.5 million demonstration program for a low-cost, high-speed strike unmanned aerial system.
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Kyodo says China could use UAVs to monitor Senkaku islands
Kyodo News says a Chinese document it had obtained revealed that the People’s Liberation Army is deliberating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the disputed Senkaku islands in East China Sea.
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Lockheed Martin “flew” F-16C for more than 25,000 hours
Lockheed Martin recently completed 25,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft. Further testing is being conducted to identify a definitive, safe flight hour limit for the aircraft.