Armenia’s Hay Zinvor newspaper quoted a senior military officer as saying that the country has imported the Russian 9K333 Verba Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS).
First Japanese to fly Zero in America after WW2
A Japanese civilian flight instructor has flown the Mitsubishi A6M3 at Chino airport on Apr. 11. He could be the first person from Japan to fly the legendary warbird in America after World War 2.
Qatar’s defense minister flies in an F-15E
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Dr. Khalid Mohammed Al Attiyah, drop by Seymour Johnson Air Force Base last month and he flew in an F-15E.
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USAF to operate F-16C/Ds to 2048 and beyond
Lockheed Martin announced on Apr. 12 that the U.S. Air Force has authorized the extend of the designed service life of the F-16 Block 42-52 aircraft to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours.
By U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Clay Lancaster [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First aviation delivered ground refueling of F-35B at MCAS Iwakuni
VMGR-152 conducted aviation delivered ground refueling with VMFA-121 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Apr. 11.
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