Reuters reported that the F-35 could be making its international debut in the airshow circuit this July with appearances at the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough air show.
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Category: Air Force
RAF TriStar flew last operational sortie
The RAF’s Lockheed TriStar aerial tanker flew its last operational sortie on Mar. 24. During this last operational mission, two TriStars flew over the North Sea to refuel Eurofighters.
Commander USFK: U-2 better than RQ-4 in Korean theater
Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of U.S. Forces-Korea, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the U-2 gave him better situation awareness compared with the RQ-4.
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Obama sends CV-22s to hunt down LRA
The U.S. is sending CV-22s and refueling aircraft to Uganda to support the African Union (AU) Regional Task Force’s counter-Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) mission.
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South Korea selects F-35A
South Korea announced that it has selected Lockheed Martin’s F-35A for its F-X fighter acquisition program.