The Turkish Air Force has appointed its first female squadron commander and she will lead the 134th Squadron which is also the aerobatics team “Turkish Stars.”
Category: Air Force
Father of B-1B has passed away
Sam Iacobellis, known as the “Father of the B-1B”, has passed away at the age of 83 last week.
By United States Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III ([1], [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Argentine Air Force evaluated FA-50
Pilots from the Argentine Air Force were in South Korea recently to evaluate the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50, Gareth Jennings from Jane’s reported.
By Republic of Korea Air Force, Korea Aerospace Industries [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
New ICBM to cost American taxpayers at least $85 billion
The DoD’s chief weapons buyer Frank Kendall told U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James in a memo on Aug. 23 that a new intercontinental ballistic missile to replace the Minuteman III will cost at least $85 billion to develop and field.
By A1C Yvonne Morales [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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PAK-FA ready for mass production, Russia to buy at least 1 squadron of aircraft
Russia’s Deputy Minister for Defense Yuri Borisov has said that the Sukhoi PAK-FA is ready for mass production and Moscow plans to buy at least a squadron of aircraft in 2017.
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