A Republic of Korea Air Force pilot was forced to eject from his KF-16 fighter during his takeoff run on Jun. 8. The air force said three days later that the cause was due to a bird strike which damaged the engine.
Category: Air Force
Three SLAF An-32s returns home after depot maintenance in Ukraine
Three Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) An-32 transport that was sent to Ukraine for depot maintenance in August last year have return home this month.
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Three USAF C-130Js in Morocco for African Lion
Exercise African Lion will take place in Kenitra, Morocco over the two-weeks and three C-130J from the 86th Airlift Wing are participating.
African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts)
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Production of the last W80-1 Alt 369 nuclear warhead completed
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas has completed the production of the last W80-1 Alteration (Alt) 369 nuclear warhead.
Photo: Sandia National Laboratory
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The first 12 JASDF personnel to train on operating the KC-46
A group of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) aircrew students have started their training to operate the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
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