Category: Air Force

The U.S. Air Force disclosed that its U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane tested new experimental technology during the Northern Edge exercise in Alaska earlier this month.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Schultze
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Japan’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Makio Miyagawa met defense minister Hishammuddin Hussein on May 16 and the meeting was attended by Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief Gen. Affendi Buang as well.

Photo: Hishammuddin Hussein’s Communications Team
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NBC News reported that a USAF WC-135 was intercepted by two Chinese Su-30s on May 17 while flying in international airspace over the East China Sea.

By Ken H / @chippyho [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Three QF-16s were recently deployed to Edwards Air Force Base so that the F-35 test team there could evaluate the stealth fighter against aerial adversaries equipped with jamming pods.

U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Higgins
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Hill Air Force Base will gain its second combat-coded F-35A unit when the 4th Fighter Squadron stands up on Jun. 9.

By Todd Cromar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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