Taiwan has confirmed that the new F-16C/D Block 70s being purchased will be deployed at Chih Hang Air Force Base in Taitung.
Category: Air Force
Falcon Heavy certified for NSSL mission
The U.S. Air Force has cleared the Falcon Heavy rocket to carry its military satellites into space but SpaceX still has to work on certifying it for the most stressing national security space orbits.
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SpaceX [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
500 Philippine, U.S. paratroopers jump over Basa airbase
India to order another 36 Rafales
Media reports from India suggests that the Modi government intends to buy 36 more Rafale fighters next year.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Estonian Special Forces train on CV-22
From Sept. 3-9, a USAF CV-22 was based in Estonia to train with the local special forces community.
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to 352d Special Operations Wing, during Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training near Amari, Estonia, Sep. 3, 2019. During the week-long training, U.S. and Estonian special operation forces partnered on FRIES familiarization, casualty evacuation and rapidly loading and off-loading a tactical vehicle onto the aircraft. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Pena)