Category: Air Force

The U.S. Air Force’s desire to retire the A-10 attack jet failed to find support from the Government Accountability Office.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Finnish Air Force Hornets were scrambled on Jun. 26 to intercept a Russian Il-76 south of the coast town of Porvoo.

Photo: Finnish Air Force
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A J-10A from the Chengdu military region armed with two PL-8Bs, four PL-12s, two rocket pods and 250kg bombs.

The final M117 bomb in the Pacific Air Force’s inventory was dropped by a B-52 crew from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron on Jun. 26.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Smoot
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The U.S. Air Force’s E-3G, with its Block 40/45 modifications, was tested over Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge to allow weapons officers to take full advantage of the improvements.

U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. William Banton

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