A MiG-31 carring a Kinzhal hypersonic weapon will be making demonstration flights on Aug. 21-23 at Kubinka airfield outside Moscow.
Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
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Category: Air Force
USAF opens KC-46A billets to pilots
U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command intends to recruit 104 pilots to fly the KC-46A and those in their first and second flying assignments are encouraged to apply.
Photo: Boeing
Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fired AIM-120 over Estonia
A Spanish Eurofighter flying near the town of Otepää in south Estonia accidentally fired a AIM-120 air-to-air missile on Aug. 7 at 15:44 local time.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 / 14-12’) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF taking first steps towards buying light attack aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has decided that it needs light attack aircraft and has issued a presolicitation on Aug. 3 to kick start the process.
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Iran successfully overhauls Mirage F1
Iran is said to have successfully overhaul a Mirage F1 fighter after spending 25,000 man hours on it. A F-5F was returned to service as well at Shahid Nasser Habibi airbase.
By Shahram Sharifi [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons