Day: August 30, 2019
MiG CEO confirms India in talks to buy 21 MiG-29s
MiG CEO Ilya Tarasenko told reporters at MAKS 2019 that his company is in talks with New Delhi for 21 MiG-29 fighters.
Aktug Ates [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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First person to fly the B-1A has passed away
Retired Col. Charles C. “Charlie” Bock, who flew the B-1A on its maiden flight, has passed away on Aug. 21.
Photo: DOD
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Four Danish F-16s heading to Baltics next week
Four Royal Danish Air Force F-16s are heading to the Baltics next week to take up the NATO Air Policing mission there.
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Gerard van der Schaaf [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF F-16s getting new water repellent for their canopies
A new water repellent to be applied once a month on the canopy of the F-16 is being rolled out to all U.S. Air Force units.
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