Aircraft and ships from Australia, South Korea and United States participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise took turns to hit decommissioned Perry-class frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) with various weapons during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii.
Category: Air Force
Two Patriots, one air-to-air missile failed to shoot down Syrian-origin UAV
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had managed to penetrate 4km into Israeli airspace on Jul. 17 before returning back to Syria.
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Photo: Safed municipality
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Coupist F-16s had radar-lock on Erdogan’s business jet
Reuters say during the height of the coup in Turkey, coupist-commandeered F-16s had locked on their radars on the business jet ferrying President Tayyip Erdogan to Istanbul.
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First female commander of U.S. Air Force Reserve Command
Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller took command of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command on Jul. 15 during a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base. She is the first woman to take up the post.
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RASCAL pod saves time and money
An article by Edwards Air Force Base on the Reconfigurable Airborne Sensor, Communication and Laser (RASCAL) airborne pod – a modified SUU-20 practice bomb dispenser & rocket launcher.
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