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The U.S. Navy has disclosed its plan to deactivate five expeditionary electronic attack squadrons and send 25 EA-18Gs to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Montham Air Force Base from 2024.
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The German-Dutch Patriot detachment deployed to Sliač Air Base, Slovakia, has carried out its first training drill in order to get both sets of the crew to work seamlessly in handling an incoming air threat.
Photo: NATO
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Angola has placed an order with Airbus for three C295 transport aircraft, the aerospace company announced on Apr. 21.
Image: Airbus
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A C-130 assigned to 103rd Airlift Wing had to make an emergency landing at Westover Air Reserve Base on Apr. 21 due to a fire in the cockpit of the aircraft.
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An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing recently underwent Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) testing at Edwards Air Force Base for its new radio frequency countermeasures system.
U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bowles
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