Four Florida-based U.S. airmen were killed when their U-28A went down six miles from Djibouti International Airport on Saturday.
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Category: Air Force
Singapore issues RFI for six aerial refueling tankers
Singapore has issued a request for information (RFI) for six aerial refueling tankers, Aviation Week reports.
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Stealthy close support aircraft to replace Su-25SM by 2020
A close support aircraft with stealthy features will replace Russia’s Su-25SM attack jets by 2020.
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F-35A carries out first external weapons test mission
An F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base carried out first external weapons test mission on Feb. 16. The weapons load for this mission involved carrying two AIM-9X missiles on the outboard wing stations with two GBU-31s and two AIM-120s inside the two internal weapon bays.
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YouTube: CAIC WZ-10 buzz stadium
This video of a CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter circling a stadium was purportedly taken at China Pharmaceutical University.