Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fired AIM-120 over Estonia

A Spanish Eurofighter flying near the town of Otepää in south Estonia accidentally fired a AIM-120 air-to-air missile on Aug. 7 at 15:44 local time.

Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 - 14-12’ (30785478194)
By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 / 14-12’) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF taking first steps towards buying light attack aircraft

The U.S. Air Force has decided that it needs light attack aircraft and has issued a presolicitation on Aug. 3 to kick start the process.

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (July 31, 2017) An Embraer A-29 experimental aircraft taxies at Holloman AFB. The A-29 is participating in the U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), a series of trials to determine the feasibility of using light aircraft in attack roles. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Christopher Okula)

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