Russia has started a five-day exercise near the Japanese border with 30 Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers and 10 Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers taking part.
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Category: Air Force
USAF tells pilots to throttle back
The U.S. Air Force has ordered its pilots to fly higher and slower in order to conserve fuel. For example, C-17 pilots have to reduce their speed from 507 knots to 493 knots.
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F-35 BK-1 makes maiden flight
Britain’s first F-35, BK-1, has made its first flight on Friday with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls.
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4th Fighter Wing launched 70 F-15Es to strike 1,000 targets
The 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base launched 70 F-15E Strike Eagles in a training mission to destroy more than 1,000 targets.
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DB-110 pods for F-15s
Goodrich has been awarded an $183 million contract to supply DB-110 pods for the Foreign Military Sales F-15 Modernization Program.
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