The United Arab Emirates on Feb. 10 launched air strikes against ISIL targets by flying out from Jordan.
Former USN SH-60B pilot is now the USAF’s only black female U-2 pilot
Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, the only black female U-2 pilot, formerly flew the SH-60B Seahawk helicopter in the U.S. Navy before she cross-commissioned into the Air Force in 2004 and fly the U-2.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bobby Cummings
Egypt’s purchase of Rafales ‘imminent’
An anonymous French source told Reuters that Egypt’s purchase of Rafale fighters is “imminent. For (him) the signature is certain.”
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100 year-old fighter squadron starts testing of F-35B
One of the Royal Air Force’s oldest fighter squadron, No. 17 (Reserve) Squadron, has started
operational testing of the F-35B at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Work: Anti-ship test of Tomahawk Block IV ‘game changing’
Speaking at the WEST 2015 conference, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work said last month’s test of a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile against a moving maritime target was ‘game changing.’
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