Black Eagles bring Mugunghwa Formation to Saudi Arabia after Blue Impulse meeting in Okinawa

The Republic of Korea Air Force’s Black Eagles aerobatic team will depart Wonju Air Base on Jan. 28 for a landmark deployment to Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show 2026, a mission that represents both a commercial opportunity and a diplomatic breakthrough after months of strained military ties with Japan.


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Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine heads home via Hawaii

Australia’s MC-55A Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare (ISREW) is heading for home. Flight tracking services have located the aircraft with FAA registration N584GA landing in Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Hawaii. At the same time, photos of the aircraft in Hawaii have appeared on social media as well.


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U.S. Marines, Air Force use 3D printing to return grounded F-15 to flight in hours

A collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force maintainers returned a grounded F-15 Eagle to service in less than 12 hours using additive manufacturing, avoiding what would have been a three- to four-month repair delay.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 1, 2025. The F-15E is the only U.S. fighter aircraft with a crew of two, the pilot and a weapons system officer of the 336 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathaniel Jackson)

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