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Three B-2 bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base deployed to Guam on Aug. 7 in what the U.S. Air Force calls – “familiarization training activities in the Pacific region.”
By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Jordanian Air Force will buy nine PC-9Ms for training purposes. Pilatus Aircraft said the deal includes a simulator, training equipment and logistics support.
Roberta F. [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) F-2 will be integrated with Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) under a direct commercial sale contract through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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By Andy M. Kin, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Royal Air Force has approached the German and Italian Air Force for help in securing spare parts for its Tornado fleet.
By Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/150862) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “RAF running out of spare parts for Tornado”
The French Air Force is shopping for a new intermediate trainer aircraft and the PC-21 is said to be the preferred choice, Defense News reports.
By Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “PC-21 is frontrunner in French Air Force contest”