Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said the recent spate of F-4 accidents are likely due to pilot error.
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F-16s from 169th FW helped rescue stranded boaters
Two F-16s from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing were vectored to help locate a 25-foot pleasure boat with two stranded boaters aboard on Mar. 8.
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U.S. Air Force wants smaller platform to replace E-8C
The U.S. Air Force wants a smaller airframe to host the next generation JSTARS battle management, command and control (BMC2) system.
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RQ-4B clocks 10,000 flying hours
A U.S. Air Force RQ-4B carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload has clocked 10,000 flying hours.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown
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Australia upgrades F/A-18F’s RWR
Australia has managed to upgrade the radar warning receiver in the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornets.
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