Aviation News
The Armed Forces of Malta has signed a contract for one AW139 helicopter plus two options. The helicopter will be tasked with maritime border patrol and SAR missions.
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The Royal Air Force Lockheed TriStar tanker transport has made its last appearance at Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) with a single flypast.
Continue reading “RAF TriStar makes final appearance at RIAT”
Exercise Juniper Stallion 13, a combined, bilateral F-15/F-16 air-to-air exercise, by the U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Forces has started.
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IDF photo
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The U.S. Air Force will study the economic and environmental feasibility of a proposal to lease land at Vandenberg Air Force Base to companies to extract offshore oil and gas.
Continue reading “USAF considers drilling for offshore oil at Vandenberg”
A student pilot and his instructor had to eject from a T-38 after the jet went down south of Sheppard Air Force Base at approximately 6:48 a.m. on Jul. 19.
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