Aviation News
Osan Air Base in South Korea will gain a second runway next year and the primary runway will be closed for repairs.
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Four F-16s from Belgium have arrived in Lithuania’s Šiauliai air base to take over the NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from the French Air Force.
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Russia has delivered all Su-30MK2s ordered by Indonesia. The final delivery took place on Sept. 4 at Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force Base.
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The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the KC-46. This clears the aircraft for production and prototyping.
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After months of preparation the weapons troop standardization load crew, or SLC, from the 33rd Maintenance Group performed the first munitions load verification on the F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr
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