Starting from next year, the F-35A will participate in the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight season.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Category: Air Force
Swedish Air Force “Christmas Tree Flight”
Gripen fighters from Skaraborgs flygflottilj F 7 took part in a unique “Christmas Tree Flight” over Gothenburg on Dec. 10.
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Photo: Swedish Air Force
Australian, Italian and UAE tankers getting certified to refuel USAF fighters, C-17 and B-1B
From now till the summer of 2016, air refueling tankers from Australia, Italy and UAE will be heading to Edwards Air Force Base to get their boom certified to refuel various types of U.S. Air Force combat aircraft. A RAAF KC-30 is now in California to start off certification with the F-16.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner
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Russia says no plans for 2nd airbase in Syria
Russian Defense Ministry’s official spokesman Igor Konashenkov has refuted media reports that Moscow is planning to start a second airbase in al-Shayrat, Syria.
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Taiwan to set up radar picket in South China Sea as Ma Ying-jeou prepares to visit Taiping island
The Republic of China Air Force and Navy is busy setting up a radar picket from Taiwan to Taiping island in South China Sea as President Ma Ying-jeuo is expected to fly there between Dec. 12-14.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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