Category: Air Force

Romania has retired its MiG-21 fighter fleet during ceremonies at the 71st and 86th Air Bases.

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Ireland’s air defenses have been a topic of discussion among national security sources due to a significant gap in the country’s air defenses. The Irish Air Corps lacks an aircraft to respond to almost all incoming suspicious and threatening aircraft, and the state is also completely blind to what is in its airspace due to a complete lack of primary military radar. To fill this gap, Ireland depends on the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other countries to respond to flights.

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Offutt Air Force Base has recently received the second of three refurbished WC-135R surveillance aircraft, commonly known as “nuke-sniffers”. Tail number 64-14831 arrived at the base after being converted by defense contractor L3Harris under the supervision of the U.S.Air Force’s “Big Safari” program. The new aircraft is part of the 55th Wing’s mission to detect atmospheric radiation, particularly from events such as North Korean weapons tests or nuclear submarine bases in the Russian Arctic, in support of the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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The U.S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command Commander, Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, took swift action on May 9 by relieving the 19th Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart from command due to alleged misconduct currently under investigation.

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