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Swiss Hornet went supersonic during scramble

A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 went supersonic during a scramble on Jul. 29 at around 2:50pm local time. The sonic boom was heard in the city of Lausanne.

Peter Gronemann from Switzerland [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

At the Senate confirmation hearing for Gen. John Hyten, it was disclosed that the U.S. Air Force has only six fully mission-capable B-1B bombers.

DVIDSHUB [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of delaying the sale of F-16s to Taiwan whilst it tries to negotiate a trade deal with China.

Graphic: Lockheed Martin

A Pakistan Army Aviation King Air 350 turboprop has crashed during a training flight. At least 18 people were killed in the accident.

Posted on July 30, 2019 by alert5

India has reportedly paid approximately $218 million to buy a batch of R-27 air-to-air missiles.