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B-2s deployed to RAF Fairford

Posted on June 10, 2017June 10, 2017 by alert5

All three types of bombers assigned to the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command have been deployed to the U.S. European theater.

A B-2 Spirit deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., approaches the runway at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 9, 2017. The B-2 routinely conducts bomber assurance and deterrence missions providing a flexible and vigilant long-range global strike capability, and is just one demonstration of the U.S. commitment to supporting global security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III)

Berkuts to celebrate 25th anniversary

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by alert5

The Russian Air Force’s Berkuts helicopter aerobatic team will celebrate its 25th birthday on Jun. 10 with an air show at Torzhok aviation center.

By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/464) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian Knights carried out their first aerial refueling using the Su-30SM

Posted on June 9, 2017 by alert5

F-15E scored an air-to-air kill over Syria

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by alert5

An armed pro-Syria regime unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down over southern Syria on Jun. 8 by a fighter aircraft, the Pentagon announced.

By (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kawasaki C-2 runway excursion closes Yonago airport

Posted on June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 by alert5

Flights at Yonago airport in western Japan are affected this morning after a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft veered off the runway while preparing for take-off.

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