Aviation News
The RAF’s RC-135 Rivet Joint fleet will be able to get aerial refueling from USAF KC-135 tankers under a memorandum of understanding that is expected to be ready by end of the year.
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Twenty C-130Js from Dyess Air Force Base were airborne at the same time for Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-03. This is the largest C-130J formation ever flown.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday that the number of cruise missiles field by Russia will increase by 30 times in 2020.
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South Korean National Assembly’s Budget Office has asked the government to reconsider it’s plan to buy the Taurus missile for the F-15K.
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The Vietnam People’s Air Force transferred its 954 Air force Brigade to the Navy on Jul. 3 to form the 954 Air force – Naval Brigade.
Continue reading “Vietnam establish 954 Air force – Naval Brigade and 930 Helicopter Regiment”