Italy to use M-346 as aggressor

Italian Eurofighter pilots will soon dogfight against the M-346. Defense News says the aircraft has been deployed to the Eurofighter Operational Conversion Unit of the 4th Wing to test out the concept of using the advanced jet trainer for air combat training.

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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (M346 – RIAT 2010Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Air Force, Navy build inert mines for BALTOPS 15

Minemen from U.S. Navy Munitions Command Unit Charleston and airmen from the 5th Munitions Squadron out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, built 18 inert MK-62 Quick Strike Mines, Jun. 10 for loading on to 2 B-52Hs participating in BALTOPS 15 exercise.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Malia Jenkins

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