Category: Air Force

The GAU-18 .50 caliber machine gun was recently unmounted from an HH-60 helicopter and mounted on the ground to be tested as a defensive weapon.

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The South Korean government wants to buy a new airliner to replace the current Boeing 737-300 VIP jet.

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NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian, an ongoing maritime security operation in the Mediterranean, saw a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8 maritime patrol aircraft participating for the first time.

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A first-of-its-kind, F-35 crash recovery course was held at Hill Air Force Base and twenty-nine maintainers had the opportunity to train on handling different scenarios using a real F-35A.

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The 94th Fighter Squadron has set a new record for the most number of air-to-air missiles fired by an F-22 during a Weapons System Evaluation Program.

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