Three officers from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Japanese Air Self Defence Force visited the Royal Air Force’s 3 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Coningsby recently.
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Category: Air Force
F-35s cleared to go supersonic, pull 3.2Gs
The Pentagon has lifted some flight restrictions on F-35, allowing the fighter to go up to Mach 1.6 and make turns at 3.2Gs.
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Problems at NFTC forced RCAF to send pilots to U.S. for training
The Royal Canadian Air Force had to send its pilot trainees to United States for flying lessons due to aircraft availability issues at NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.
U.S. State Department clears sale of 5000 AGM-114K/N/R to Iraq
Iraq has requested for the sale of 5000 AGM-114K/N/R missiles for around $700 million.
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Body of stowaway found in USAF C-130J
The body of a young boy was discovered in the wheel well of a C-130J after the aircraft landed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on Jul. 27.
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