Aviation News
The 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base is on course to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) on Aug. 1 and one of the items on the checklist for that is to drop a laser-guided bomb.
By Todd Cromar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Defense News postulate that the increasingly closer military cooperation between Finland and Sweden will give the Gripen E and advantage in Finland’s HX Fighter Program.
Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense has refuted a report that the island will buy AV-8Bs that are sold as Excess Defense Articles once they are retired from the Marine Corps.
By DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Italian Air Force has deployed four AMX fighters to Trapani airport, Sicily over concerns with the situation in Libya. The fighters are backup by a Predator drone.
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By Carlos Menendez San Juan (AMX) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Royal Thai Air Force Wing 2 has shared some fabulous air-to-air photos of their rotor-craft and we picked out some of the outstanding ones.
Continue reading “Fantastic air-to-air photos from RTAF Wing 2 camera team”