The AV-8B Harrier is the latest aircraft to refuel in mid-air using the probe-and-drogue refueling method from the KC-46A.
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90th Fighter Squadron just became the first F-22 combat unit to be equipped with AIM-9X
Starting from Mar.1, F-22s assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska are able to employ the AIM-9X dogfight missile.
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Prototype that replaces JSTARS could be flying by 2021
In a statement to Congress on Mar. 2, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said the JSTARS replacement could be flying by 2021 and achieve initial operational capability in 2023.
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Russia reveals plans for 6th and 7th generation fighter
Russian officials on Mar. 2 revealed that its aerospace sectors have started work on developing a sixth and seventh-generation fighter jet.
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Tu-160M2 to make maiden flight in 2019
Russia’s Aerospace Force commander Viktor Bondarev told reporters that the new Tu-160M2 strategic bomber will be making its first flight in 2019.
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