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48th FW unveils first of three heritage F-15s

Posted on February 1, 2019 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron is painted in the heritage colors of its World War II P-47 Thunderbolt predecessor at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Jan 30. The 48th Fighter Wing officially unveiled the aircraft publicly during a ceremony on Jan 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

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F-35 is out, Eurofighter or F/A-18 for Germany

Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 by alert5

Germany has further shortlisted the Eurofighter and the F/A-18 as potential candidates to replace its Tornado fighter-bomber, sources told Reuters.

Photo: Sgt Peter George/MOD [OGL]

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KC-46A’s boom to be redesign

Posted on February 1, 2019January 30, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force will pay Boeing to redesign the boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker.

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Watch RoKAF KC-330 refueling F-15K and KF-16

Posted on January 31, 2019 by alert5

#TankerThursday

Posted on January 31, 2019 by alert5

The crew of a new KC-46 Pegasus aerial-refueling aircraft practice making refueling hose connections with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Washington, January 22, 2019. Team Fairchild’s 384th Air Refueling Squadron was the first to train with the newly-produced aircraft to train pilots and boom operators to work with the new refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)