Category: Air Force

The U.S. Air Force plans to have the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith switch from the A-10 to MQ-1 and 9.

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Two Kenyan helicopter gunships hit a convoy of al Shabaab insurgents on Friday evening in southern Somalia.

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West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing will replace 11 of its C-5 airlifters with 8 C-17s.
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An Italian plan to buy 131 F-35s is in trouble as Rome plans to drop 20-30 aircraft from the order.

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Thales is negotiating with Saudi Arabia to upgrade the kingdom’s air-defense network, the deal is expected to worth $3 billion.

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