The first BAE Systems Hawk Mk 165 for the Royal Saudi Air Force has made its maiden flight on Sept. 16.
Photo: Michael Harling
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Chinese JH-7 performed “unsafe” maneuver in front U.S. RC-135
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters that on Sept. 15, a Chinese JH-7 fighter performed an “unsafe” maneuver in front of a U.S. RC-135 while both jets were above the Yellow Sea.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First F-35A for Norway rolled out
Lockheed Martin rolled out AM-1, the first F-35A for Norway, at its F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 22.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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AFGSC completes first New START B-52 bomber conversion
A B-52H Stratofortress, 61-1021, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command’s 307th Bomb Wing, is the first B-52H bomber to be converted as part of the New START Treaty.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
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Wreckage of RAAF Catalina discovered after 72 years
A Royal Australian Air Force Catalina that went missing off Cairns in 1943 has been located under 35 meters of water.
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By Ellliot Brand [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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