Aviation News
Airmen at Peterson Air Force Base were caught off guard on Jul. 28 when a severe thunderstorm starting raining baseball-sized hail at the installation. Several C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing were damaged as a result.
The Abbotsford International Airshow is taking place on Aug. 12 and this year, the F-35 will make its debut in Canada. Not to be outdone by Lockheed Martin, Boeing will be represented by the F/A-18F.
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Chinese state media reported on Aug. 6 that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force had carried out a large-scale air exercise to South China Sea. Among the official photos released is one showing the Su-30MKK doing a mid-air refueling. This is the first official confirmation that the Chinese Su-30MKK has an air fueling capability.
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A Ukrianian goverment minister, Natalia Mykolskiy, wrote on her blog that Indonesia has indicated its interest in Ukraine’s An-70 transport plane.
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By Oleg V. Belyakov [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Commenting on a recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir says Washington has not made any request to reopen Naval Air Station Keflavik.
By Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2039940) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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