A Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 basic trainer crashed on Dec. 15. A student pilot on a solo flight did not survive the crash landing in a rice field in Suriyapura, Kantale.
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First Japanese KC-46 to fly in early 2021
Boeing has confirmed that the first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for Japan will make its first flight in early 2021.
Photo: Boeing
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Travis AFB is the first to use automated drone-based perimeter security system
Travis Air Force Base has partnered with Easy Aerial to roll out the first automated drone-based perimeter security system at a U.S. Air Force installation on Dec. 11.
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Elbit to upgrade Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 fleet
Elbit has secured an approximately $27 million contract to carry out the first phase upgrade of Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 fleet.
725-Avioane_IAR.99C_Soim-DSC_3031.JPG: Willy Henderickxderivative work: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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F-22, F-35 and XQ-58A flew together for the first time
During a series of tests over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground on Dec. 9, the Pentagon was able to demonstrate the effectiveness of its gatewayONE payload to let fifth generation fighters communicate with each other via their datalinks for the first time.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Cason
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