Day: October 2, 2015

14 killed in C-130J crash in Afghanistan

Posted on October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 by alert5

Fourteen people were killed when a C-130J crashed at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan on Sept. 2. Six on board the plane were U.S. service members and the other five were civilians.

By Technical Sergeant Jeromy K. Cross (US Air Force Public Affairs [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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RAND: U.S. maintains unparalleled air capability over China, but achieving air superiority will be tough

Posted on October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 by alert5

A RAND Project AIR FORCE report looks at the current capabilities of the Chinese and American air forces and found that although the U.S. has unparalleled air-to-air capability over China, it will be tough to attain air superiority during the first days or weeks of a possible conflict with China.

Source: RAND
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