Two 317th Airlift Group C-130Js successfully employed air-to-air tactics against an F-16 during a training exercise Jul. 23.
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Category: Air Force
Sukhoi delivered Su-30M2 fighters to the Russian Air Force
Sukhoi delivered a batch of Su-30M2 fighters to the Russian Air Force at its plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
French fighter scrambled after microlight flew over nuclear power plants
The French Air Force scrambled a Mirage 2000 fighter after a German tourist flew his microlight over two nuclear power plants in the south of the country on Aug. 1.
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French Mirage 2000B crashed
A French Air Force Mirage 2000B from Orange airbase crashed on Aug. 4, both crew members ejected safely.
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Russia to modify engines of Su-30MKI
Faced with an unusually high number of mid-air engine failures over the past two years, Russia has agreed to modify the Saturn AL-31FP engine for the Su-30MKI.
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