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Tu-2 being restored for flight by Novosibirsk State Technical University

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The Novosibirsk State Technical University will be restoring a Tu-2 that it bought from the
Wings of Victory Foundation. The intention is to restore it to become the only flying Tu-2 warbird.

Туполев Ту-2 -, Монино - музей ВВС RP10298
English: Pavel AdzhigildaevРусский: Павел Аджигильдяев [CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF has started to operate flights at Air Base 201 in Niger

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A C-130J assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 37th Airlift Squadron has landed at Air Base 201, Niger to kick off Visual Flight Rules operations at the base.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, takes off from the new runway at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Aug. 3, 2019. The 6200-ft runway allows the Air Force to move assets in and out of Air Base 201 and is capable of supporting any aircraft up to a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

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Four more F-35As to reach South Korea this week

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Four F-35As ordered by South Korea will go home this week. The jets are expected to arrive at 17th Fighter Wing after Wednesday.

A Republic of Korea Air Force, F-35A Lightning II banks left during a refueling mission March 15, 2019, in Ariz. The aircraft’s electronic sensors contain the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), a system that provides pilots with situational awareness in the area surrounding the aircraft for enhanced missile and aircraft warning, and day/night pilot vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez)

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