At approximately 11:19 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2020, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations over the Black sea in international waters. The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner causing turbulence and restricting the B-52’s ability to maneuver.
Category: Air Force
Greece getting 18 Rafales, 8 are free from France
Greek newspaper Parapolitika reports that Greece will be getting 18 Rafale fighters.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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B-2 pilots are using the overseas mobile operations center for first time while deployed to Diego Garcia
393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is using a overseas mobile operations center for the first time while the unit is deployed to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia.
China’s Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution invites U.S. pilot to visit U-2 exhibit
China’s Military Museum of The Chinese People’s Revolution has invited U.S. pilots to come visit and see the U-2 exhibit in its halls. The invitation was published following an incident on Aug. 25 when a U-2 entered a live-firing area in the Yellow Sea.
Saab announces Lightweight Air-launched Decoy Missile for Gripen
Saab annouced on Aug. 28 that it is developing a new decoy missile system, the Lightweight Air-launched Decoy Missile, as part of Gripen’s E/F Electronic Warfare capability.
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