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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Category: Air Force
New Indian Air Force aerobatic team flying PC-7 to debut on Oct. 8
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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14 killed in C-130J crash in Afghanistan
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.
By Technical Sergeant Jeromy K. Cross (US Air Force Public Affairs [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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RAND: U.S. maintains unparalleled air capability over China, but achieving air superiority will be tough
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.
First joint Russian-Serbian air exercise to start today
Eight Mi-8T helicopters and three MiG-29s from the Serbian Air Force are in southern Russia for a joint exercise with the Russian Air Force.
By Krasimir Grozev (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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