Category: Air Force
RAAF to produce its first woman fighter pilot this year
The Royal Australian Air Force is expected to have a woman fighter pilot to join its ranks this year, Air Force chief Air Marshal Leo Davies told Fairfax Media.
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914th Airlift Wing to swap C-130s for KC-135s
The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 914th Airlift Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station will replace its 12 aging C-130s for eight KC-135 aerial refueling tankers this fall.
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Turkey keen on getting two more Peace Eagles
Defense News reports that Turkey is interested to exercise its options for two more Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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NATO’s report confirmed Russian Tu-22M3s mock nuclear attack on Sweden in 2013
Back in 2013, we reported that two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers practiced making an attack on Sweden on Mar. 29 that year, NATO’s latest annual report said the bombers were on a mock nuclear attack run at that time of the incident.
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