Day: June 6, 2019
KC-390 made first dry contact as receiver
A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) KC-130M was used as a mid-air refueling platform for the KC-390 to make dry contacts recently.
Steve Lynes from Sandshurst, United Kingdom [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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KC-46A refueling B-2A
The first mid-air refueling of the B-2A by a KC-46A was carried out recently.
Qatari Rafales arrive home
Five Rafales for the Qatari Amiri Air Force arrived home at Dukhan Air Base on Jun. 5. Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani was on hand to welcome the pilots and the jets home.
Video: Qatari government
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Trump administration preparing $2 billion weapons package sale to Taiwan
The U.S. Congress is reported to have been notified informally by the Pentagon on an impeding sale of a $2 billion weapons package to Taiwan.
玄史生 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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