Israel’s cabinet, at its weekly meeting on Sunday, has approved the purchase of a Air Force One-type private jet for the President and Prime Minister.
Category: Air Force
ATC computers hang while trying to separate U-2 from commercial flights
Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed on Apr. 30 when computers at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center. Sources told NBC News that the En Route Automation Modernization system failed while trying to separate a U-2, flying at 60,000ft, from other commercial aircraft flying below it.
Red Tails in Afghanistan
The USAF’s 100th Fighter Squadron has arrived at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
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ATK has delivered the first modified CASA-235 light gunship to Jordan
ATK has delivered the first of two modified CASA-235 light gunship to Jordan.
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A-10s from 190th Fighter Squadron hold record for air-to-air kills at Green Flag East
A-10s from the 190th Fighter Squadron was supposed to be flying close support missions during Exercise Green Flag East at Barksdale Air Force Base this March. However, the squadron went home with the record for most air-to-air kills at the exercise.