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C-17 carrying USAF women’s basketball team damaged runway, taxiway of Stillwater Airport

Posted on December 23, 2022 by alert5

The runway and taxiway of Stillwater Regional Airport was damaged on Dec. 13 by a C-17 carrying the USAF women’s basketball team.

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Two KC-46As carried out 42 hours endurance mission to support bombers in the Pacific

Posted on December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force sent two KC-46A aerial refueling tankers to the Pacific Ocean to support a Bomber Task Force mission from Dec. 17-18. It was the first operational long-endurance flight for the Boeing aircraft.

A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 17, 2022. McConnell recently launched their first operational long endurance flight with the KC-46A Pegasus in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)

Elbit Systems to provide immersive real flight experience for Polish F-16 pilots

Posted on December 23, 2022December 22, 2022 by alert5

Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract to supply four F-16 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) to the Polish Air Force.

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Austria modernizes defense fleet with delivery of the first AW169M LUH helicopter

Posted on December 23, 2022December 22, 2022 by alert5

The first of 18 AW169M LUH helicopters for the Austrian Ministry of Defence has been delivered to the Tulln-Langenlebarn Brumowski Air Base in Austria.