The second KC-46A aerial refueling tanker made its first flight from Paine Field in Everett on Mar. 2 and the aircraft later landed at Boeing Field in Seattle.
Photo: Gail Hanusa, Boeing
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Italy deploying A129s, NH90s to Iraq for CSAR missions
Italy will soon deploy four A129 attack helicopters and four NH90s to Erbil in northern Iraq for combat search and rescue (CSAR) duties.
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AV-8B refuels from the KC-46A
The AV-8B Harrier is the latest aircraft to refuel in mid-air using the probe-and-drogue refueling method from the KC-46A.
Photo: Boeing
90th Fighter Squadron just became the first F-22 combat unit to be equipped with AIM-9X
Starting from Mar.1, F-22s assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska are able to employ the AIM-9X dogfight missile.
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Aurora Flight Sciences awarded Phase 2 contract for VTOL X-Plane
DARPA’s VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program has selected Aurora Flight Sciences for Phase 2.
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