Alenia Aermacchi and the Italian Air Force celebrate the AMX 200,000 flying hours on May 30.
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Category: Air Force
Warbirds perform flyover at USAF Academy graduation ceremony
Two P-51D Mustangs, a B-25J bomber, a P-40K Warhawk, a FG-1D Corsair, FM-2P Wildcat, a TBM-3E Avenger, a P-47 Thunderbolt and a B-25 bomber flown by pilots from the Texas Flying Legends Museum and the National Museum of World War II Aviation, performed at the U.S. Air Force commencement ceremony on May 29.
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F-22 depot maintenance consolidated at Hill AFB
U.S. Air Force officials announced May 29 they are consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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Raytheon books $106 million Paveway II contract
An undisclosed country has placed an order worth $106 million for Raytheon’s GBU-12 and GBU-58 precision guided bombs.
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Syrian government troops seized Dabaa air base
Troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have wrestled the control of Dabaa air base, near the strategic town of Qusair from rebels.
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