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Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson is Australia’s first pilot to fly the F-35A. Jackson created history at Luke Air Force Base on Mar. 17 in a USAF aircraft.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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The U.S. Air Force has released requirements for the T-X trainer aircraft family of systems that will replace the T-38 Talon, Mar. 20.
“T-38 560FTS RandolphAFB 2001” by Photographer’s Name: SSGT Jeffrey Allen, USAF – U.S. Defenseimagery.mil photo no. 011113-F-2171A-020 (DF-SD-03-05096). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Delays in developing the flying boom for the KC-46A is preventing the aircraft from making its maiden flight, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
Photo: Boeing
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Speaking at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015, head of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, said China should upgrade its Air Force’s command and control system.
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Photo: RAAF
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Six F-16CJs from the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Fighter Squadron are in Romania from Mar. 10-27 for Exercise Dacian Warhawk.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales
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