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The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) C-130 fleet has been in service since 1965 and all five aircraft have reached the 50 years milestone.
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Draken International has secured a contract to provide adversary support to the U.S. Air Force at Nellis. The company will be using the A-4K and L-159E for this contract.
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A new Indian Air Force aerobatic team flying the Pilatus PC-7 will join the Surya Kiran in making their debut during Air Force Day on Oct. 8 at Hindon air base.
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Fourteen people were killed when a C-130J crashed at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan on Sept. 2. Six on board the plane were U.S. service members and the other five were civilians.
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A RAND Project AIR FORCE report looks at the current capabilities of the Chinese and American air forces and found that although the U.S. has unparalleled air-to-air capability over China, it will be tough to attain air superiority during the first days or weeks of a possible conflict with China.
