The AC-130J Ghostrider, a MC-130J Commando II modified into a AC-130, has made its first flight at Eglin AFB on Jan. 31.
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Category: Air Force
Italian lawmakers threaten to halve F-35 orders
Italy’s center-left Democratic Party is threatening to push for a fifty-percent cut to the country’s F-35 order.
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RAF released Afghanistan drone strikes statistics
Statistics released by the British Ministry of Defense show that the Royal Air Force have launched at least 39 missile strikes from MQ-9s in Afghanistan.
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C-5B lost cabin pressure over Atlantic Ocean
A USAF C-5B had to make an emergency landing in Massachusetts after losing cabin pressure over the Atlantic on Feb. 9.
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Bangladesh Air Force PT-6 belly landing into rice field
A Bangladesh Air Force PT-6 made a belly landing into a paddy field on Feb. 6. The plane took off from Jessore Airport. Picture of the plane is in the source.
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