Aviation News
Three F-16s from Edwards Air Force Base have arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to participate in aerial refueling tests with the Boeing KC-46A.
By Chad Bellay (US Air Force Public Affairs [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Alenia Aermacchi has sold two of the company’s C-27J tactical transport to an unnamed African nation.
By Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/329132) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) successfully hit a Mobile Ship Target during Block 1 upgrade test firings at the Point Mugu Sea Range on Aug. 18.
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Photo: Orbital ATK
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The French President’s Office has announced the sale of two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia’s deployment of combat aircraft in Syria appeared to be for defending it own base there.
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