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On Dec. 27, 1992, four U.S. Air Force F-16s, led by Lt. Col. Gary North, encountered an Iraqi MiG 25 that crossed into the no-fly zone in southern Iraq. The F-16s trapped the Iraqi aircraft in the no-fly zone, blocking it from escaping to the north. F-16D #90-0778, flow by North, fired an AIM-120A at the Soviet-built fighter and shot it down. The encounter was also the first air combat kill for a U.S. F-16.
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IJN Hōshō, the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier and Japan’s first aircraft carrier was commissioned into service 100 years ago today.
By Unknown author – Kure Maritime Museum, Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album: Aircraft carrier and Seaplane carrier, Supervisory editor: Kazushige Todaka, p. 12., Public Domain, Link
A unspecified number of North Korean drones flew across the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas this morning, and were spotted flying in those areas in Gimpo, Ganghwa Island and Paju.
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Israel has grounded eleven of its F-35A stealth fighters following the advice of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO).
Major Ofer, Israeli Air Force רס"ן עופר, חיל האוויר הישראלי, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada has tasked Leonardo with executing the CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project by awarding a contract $736 million to the Italian aerospace giant.
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John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
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