Two days ago, we spoke on two relatively unknown PLAAF aerobatic teams – Red Eagle and Sky Wing. Now the PLAAF has published an official video of the Red Eagle.
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Month: September 2015
USAF still evaluating block buy of F-35
U.S. Air Force acquisition chief William LaPlante said his service is still thinking about a block buy of F-35s that the Pentagon is proposing.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Egyptian AH-64 fired on convoy carrying Mexican tourists, killing 12 people
A convoy of sports utility vehicles full of Mexican tourist was mistaken to be Islamist militants and fired upon by a AH-64 attach helicopter on Sept. 13.
By Capt. David Dunn (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1975934) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First F-35A squadron will start off with three missions
The first U.S. Air Force F-35A squadron to achieve initial operating capability next year will have three missions to start off with, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the Air Force’s F-35 Integration Office.
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U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw
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Quadcopter came within 20 feet of KC-135 at MacDill Air Force Base
A KC-135 coming in to land at MacDill Air Force Base encountered a quadcopter that came within 20 feet of the tanker on Apr. 17.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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