The RAF’s Lockheed TriStar aerial tanker flew its last operational sortie on Mar. 24. During this last operational mission, two TriStars flew over the North Sea to refuel Eurofighters.
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Commander USFK: U-2 better than RQ-4 in Korean theater
Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of U.S. Forces-Korea, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the U-2 gave him better situation awareness compared with the RQ-4.
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HMS Queen Elizabeth to be floated in July
Britain’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will be floated for the first time in July, BAE said in a briefing at Rosyth.
Obama sends CV-22s to hunt down LRA
The U.S. is sending CV-22s and refueling aircraft to Uganda to support the African Union (AU) Regional Task Force’s counter-Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) mission.
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South Korea selects F-35A
South Korea announced that it has selected Lockheed Martin’s F-35A for its F-X fighter acquisition program.