Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard, a 333rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, joined two other active-duty F-15E pilots in clocking more than 3,000 hours on the jet on Jul. 22.
Day: August 12, 2015
Flying Tigers deploying A-10s to Europe
Twelve A-10s from the 23 Wing at Moody Air Force Base will be deployed to Europe. More details will be made available later, according to a press release.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter
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Turkey to upgrade its F-16 Block 30s
Twenty-five F-16 Block 30 fighters from the Turkish Air Force will undergo an upgrade to extend their service lifespan.
By Wolfram M. Stumpf, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia to order 48 Su-35s during MAKS
Vedomosti says the Russian Defense Ministry will place an order for 45 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters during the MAKS 2015 airshow this month.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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