A F-16 assigned to 138th Fighter Wing crashed during take-off from Ellington Airport, Texas on Jun. 21. The pilot ejected safely.
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Day: June 22, 2017
USAF found it will cost $50 billion to produce another 194 F-22s
A study by the U.S. Air Force has found that the American taxpayer will have to fork out $50 billion to procure another 194 Lockheed Martin F-22 stealth fighters.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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PLAAF J-10B promotional video for Aviadarts 2017
The Chinese Ministry of Defense announced on Jun. 20 that the Chengdu J-10B fighter will be participating in the Aviadarts competition held from Jul. 29 to Aug. 12.
USAF squadron stood up after 70 years of inactivity; will teach the F-35A weapons instructor course
A U.S. Air Force squadron that has been inactive since February 1947 was stood up at Nellis Air Force Base on Jun. 20 as the 6th Weapons Squadron.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver
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This F/A-18E fired a AIM-9 and AIM-120 to down the Syrian Su-22
Social media reports said U.S. Navy F/A-18E BuNo. 168914 from VFA-87 was involved in the shooting down of a Syrian Su-22 on Jun. 18.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet ‘168914 / AJ-304’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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