British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told Sky News that the RAF’s newly acquired RC-135V/W has been flying over northern Iraq.
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Category: Air Force
RoCAF’s third female fighter pilot
Lt. Hsieh Yun-ting became the third woman to earn the fighter pilot wings in the Republic of China Air Force on Aug. 13.
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USAF E-3G Block 40/45 achieves initial operational capability
The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Hostage, declared initial operational capability for the 552nd Air Control Wing’s E-3G Block 40/45 aircraft on Jul. 28.
U.S. Army to perform independent software safety analyses for F-35
The F-35 Joint Program Office has selected the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center to perform independent software safety analyses of the aircraft.
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F-35 test planes cleared to fly 6 six hours before engine inspections
The Pentagon has further eased restrictions imposed on the F-35 test fleet by allowing the roughly twenty jets to to fly six hours between engine inspection if their missions involved aerial refueling missions and weapons testing.
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