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Maj Gen Jerry Harris, vice-chief of Air Combat Command, says a number of AC-130Us are being withheld from retirement to serve as testbeds for directed energy weapons.
By Senior Airman Andy M. Kin, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An anonymous source told Reuters that Dassault is expecting two more export orders for the Rafale by the beginning of next year.
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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Reuters: Dassault expecting Rafale orders from Malaysia, UAE next year”
A Royal Thai Air Force BT-67 training flight had to abort its mission after homemade rockets launched by villagers in Kamphaeng Phet cross their flight path.
By Takeaway (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lt. Col. Tom “House” Kafka, Florida Air National Guard Headquarters Det. 1 vice commander and 325th Training Support Squadron assistant director of operations, recently became the first person with 2,000 hours in the F-15C to clock over 1,000 hours in the F-22.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alex Echols
Continue reading “Former F-15 pilot with 2,000 hours clocks another 1,000 on the F-22”
Photos: Royal Air Force
Continue reading “Another set of air-to-air photos from Exercise Indradanush”