Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian government pilots have used newly arrived Russian warplanes to bombard ISIL militants in Aleppo province in northern Syria.
Category: Air Force
Textron AirLand’s Scorpion might not compete in T-X under current conditions
Textron AirLand may not enter the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer competition as it feels the requirements set are too high for its Scorpion to achieve.
By Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. upgrading storage facilities for B-61 nuclear bomb in Europe
Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) newspaper reported that across Europe, air bases that allegedly store the American B-61 nuclear bombs are being upgraded.
By United States Department of Defense (SSGT Phil Schmitten) (DefenseLINK Multimedia Gallery, asset DFST8712392.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Aviation Week: What went wrong with the KC-46’s fuel system
Aviation Week scored an exclusive interview with Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, the program executive officer for all U.S. Air Force tanker programs, and he was able to shed some light on the difficulties Boeing encountered while designing the fuel system for the KC-46A.
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Indonesian media says two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted
Indonesian news media TribunKaltim.co said two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted at 14:32 p.m. on Sept. 23 east of Natuna airport.
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