Category: Air Force
Final four MD-530s for Afghan Air Force delivered
All 27 MD-530 attack helicopters ordered by Afghanistan have been delivered with the final four arriving on a C-17 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan on Aug. 25.
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U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes
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Germany in talks with Turkey to keep Tornados in Incirlik
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government is in discussions with Turkey to allow a contingent of Tornado ECR jets to remain in Incirlik Air Base.
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Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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F-22 pilots said Syrian Su-24 crews didn’t know they were intercepted
USA TODAY has scored an interview with the two F-22 pilots who intercepted two Syrian Su-24 fighter bombers last week.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First flight of AX-1, Japan’s first F-35
Japan’s first F-35A, AX-1, took to the air at Fort Worth for the first time on Aug. 24.
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Photos: JASDF
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