Lt. Col. Lee Kloos, 58th Fighter Squadron commander, is the first non-test pilot to fly the F-35 when he took his check ride on May 31 at Eglin Air Force Base.
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SR-71 tail fin on ebay
A tail fin of a SR-71 with tail number 17955 is for sale on ebay for $1 million.
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USAF top fighter tactician is a Captain
Capt. Mike Richard, a F-16 pilot with the 20th Fighter Wing, has been named the most outstanding fighter tactician for the U.S. Air Force.
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MQ-1 crash in Afghanistan was due to lost of engine coolant
A MQ-1 drone crashed just outside Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan in January after its engine lost it coolant fluid.
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Russia to buy 60 An-70s
Commander of Russia’s Military Transport Aviation says his service will get 60 An-70s by 2020.
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