Aviation News
Two of the four E-4B airborne command post operated by the United States Air Force were damaged by a tornado storm that struck Offutt Air Force Base on Jun. 23.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Apple Daily has obtained the video that shows a Sky Sword II air-to-air missile dropping into the ocean after launch from a IDF fighter on Jun. 23.
One day after two MIM-23 Hawk missiles failed during test-firing, the Republic of China Air Force suffered another setback on Jun. 23 when a Sky Sword II air-to-air missile failed after being launched from a IDF fighter.
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U.S. European Command has released a set of images of the intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135U on Jun. 19 by a Russian Su-27.
Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 Flanker June 19, 2017. Due to the high rate of
closure speed and poor control of the aircraft during the intercept, this
interaction was determined to be unsafe. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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A F-16D assigned to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team had a mishap while landing at Dayton International Airport on Jun. 23.
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