The Apache helicopter stuck in a muddy field near Huston after an emergency landing has been lifted out with help from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
Day: September 3, 2016
Japan will foot the bill for MV-22 drills in Guam
A large-scale exercise in Guam that involves MV-22Bs station in Okinawa will take place this month. Ashahi Shimbu reports that Tokyo will pay $6.76 million to have the drills conducted outside its territory.
By LCpl Diamond N. Peden [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Su-33s heading to Syria will employ the SVP-24 targeting system
Izvestiya cited an anonymous Russia defense official as saying that the Su-33 carrier-borne fighter heading to Syria will be equipped with the SVP-24 targeting system that allows it to bomb targets more accurately using dumb bombs.
By English: Igor BubinРусский: Игорь Бубин [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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33rd FW says its F-35As shot down 110 aircraft during Exercise Northern Lightning
The 33rd Fighter Wing brought 14 F-35As to Exercise Northern Lightning at Volk Field Air National Guard Base. Over a period of two-weeks, the fighters score 110 kills against simulated enemy aircraft over 138 sorties.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer
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Swedish Air Force rookie pilots transitioning from SK 60 to JAS 39E face huge gap
A Swedish Air Fore Colonel warned that future student pilots selected to fly the Gripen E will face issues as there is a huge gap between the SK 60 jet trainer and the new Saab fighter in terms of capabilities.
By Matt Morgan (Flickr: Aircraft_Fighter_Jet_Saab_105OE_10) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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