Category: Air Force

Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Deborah Lee James, said she found out about the service’s proposal to complement and replace the A-10 attack jet from the news as she has not been briefed on the program.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa

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CBC News managed to obtain documents from Canada’s Department of National Defence and the papers revealed the department’s intention to keep the CT-114 Tutor jet trainer flying till 2030.

By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel says its warplanes fired two missiles at a residential building in Baath City in the Syrian Golan Heights after errant fire hit an open space near the border with Israel.

By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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On Jul. 24, 31 Iraqi pilots graduated from their 14-month training at the Pardubice training center in the Czech Republic.

By Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Brazilian Navy A-4 crashed after a mid-air collision with another A-4 while both were practicing on air patrol duties for the upcoming Olympic Games.

By Rob Schleiffert (AF-1 Falcao (A-4 Skyhawk)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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