The U.S. Air Force retired the MQ-1 at Creech Air Force Base on Mar. 9 after more than 20 years of service.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Thompson
Category: Air Force
Taiwan confirms Wild Weasel role for IDF
Taiwan’s air force confirmed that its upgraded F-CK-1C/D IDF fighter jets will be armed with indigenous anti-radiation missiles （反輻射飛彈) in a video it release on Mar. 9.
PACAF F-16s in Indonesia for Exercise Cope West 18
The U.S. Pacific Air Force is deploying F-16s from Misawa, Japan to Manado, Indonesia for Exercise Cope West 18.
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Bidgee [CC BY-SA 3.0 au], via Wikimedia Commons
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Close look at Russia’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile
The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing a MiG-31 crew making a training launch of the recently disclosed Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
Swiss to vote on fighter purchase again
Switzerland will ask its citizens to vote whether to buy a new fighter for the country by 2020, local media reports. However, the type of aircraft will only be known after the voting process.
By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons