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The roar of jet engines echoed across the Nevada desert on Nov. 7 as the U.S. Air Force paid tribute to a legendary fighter pilot, Col. Gail Peck, who died two weeks ago.
Photo: William Lewis & Airman 1st Class Timothy Perish
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In a major boost to its special operations forces, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has signed a deal for 12 Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters. The agreement, inked at the Euronaval trade show in Paris, sees the Netherlands become the latest nation to embrace the combat-proven platform.
Image: Airbus
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The sun dipped low over the Arizona desert as two E-2C Hawkeyes, their wings casting long shadows across the tarmac, made its final approaches. The aircraft, belonging to Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123, touched down gently at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the last of their kind to leave the squadron’s care. This event marks the end of an era for VAW-123 and the beginning of its full transition to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
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The world-renowned Exocet anti-ship missile family reached a new milestone with the 4,000th unit rolling off the production line at MBDA’s facility in the Centre region of France. The landmark missile was recently handed over to the French Navy, marking a significant achievement for both MBDA and the French armed forces.
Photo: MBDA
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On Aug. 26th, a Chinese military Y-9 spy plane pierced Japanese airspace, setting off a diplomatic firestorm that shows no signs of abating. For the first time since the incident, China has offered an explanation, but it’s one that has been met with skepticism and anger in Tokyo. Beijing claims an “unexpected obstruction” forced its aircraft into Japanese territory, hinting that the actions of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) were to blame.
防衛省・自衛隊 (MOD, JSDF), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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