Aviation News
The Irish Defence Forces will be getting at least three new primary search radars, after Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform confirmed that part of the defense budget has been allocated for such a purchase.
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A kit that allows the KC-135 aerial refueling tanker to take on or give fuel to aircraft or ground vehicles has been tested by the 151st Air Refueling Wing.
The recently concluded sinking exercise (SINKEX) called Atlantic Thunder 22 allowed Combat Air Crew Six (CAC-6) from VP-9 to execute a coordinated time-on-target using Harpoon anti-ship missiles with the Royal Navy’s HMS Westminster.
U.S. Air Force F-16C #92-3913 recently became the third of its type to reach 10,000 flight hours.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern
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