Philippine President Benigno Aquino experienced what its like to land on a rough dirt strip in a C-130 during a election campaign tour in Catarman.
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Category: Air Force
144th Fighter Wing getting ready to fly F-15
California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing is ready to take over F-15s from Montana Air National Guard this summer.
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Netanyahu was airborne in helicopter when UAV was spotted
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a helicopter touring the north of the country when an unidentified drone was spotted by air defense.
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U.S. House subcommittee passes Taiwan Policy Act
The U.S House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on Thursday passed the Taiwan Policy Act of 2013, which authorizes the U.S. government to sell new F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.
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RAF MQ-9s flown from Britain
The Royal Air Force has confirmed a news report that MQ-9s flying over Afghanistan are no longer controlled from Creech air force base in Nevada but remotely piloted from RAF Waddington.
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