Category: Air Force

Boeing’s production of the F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets faces disruption due to an ongoing dispute with a key supplier, GKN Aerospace. GKN plans to shutter its Hazelwood, Missouri factory by the end of 2024, jeopardizing the production of “superplastics” and “flight-control surfaces” critical to both aircraft.

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Kenya’s top military leader, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash in the western part of the country, as confirmed by the president. The helicopter, carrying Ogolla and 11 other military personnel, crashed shortly after takeoff, with only two survivors.

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The F-4 Phantom, a mainstay of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) for over three decades, is preparing for retirement. Ahead of its official decommissioning in June, the 10th Combat Wing conducted the final live-fire training exercise for the legendary “Goblin of the Sky.”

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On Apr. 15th, Portuguese F-16 fighter jets assigned to NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission conducted their first intercept mission of the current deployment. The scramble, initiated by the Combined Air Operations Centre at Uedem, Germany, marked the first time the Portuguese detachment launched jets for an air interception during their seventh rotation at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania.

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