Category: Air Force

The first F-35A initial qualification course pilots graduated on Aug. 5 at Luke Air Force Base. Taught by the 61st Fighter Squadron, each student flew at least 48 sorties totaling 77 hours over a period of eight months.

U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Pedro Mota

Lockheed Martin F-22, # 91-4006, is being brought out from storage at Edwards Air Force Base to be return to service.

By Rob Shenk from Great Falls, VA, USA (F-22 Raptor) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia Air Force chief Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev told Zvezda that the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA has been given the designation – Su-57.

Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron practice landing their A-10s on a stretch of highway in Estonia on Aug. 10.

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-7PG flown by Wing Commander Mohammad Shahzad crashed near Mianwali on Aug. 9. The pilot did not survive the crash.

By Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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