As part of the Pentagon’s European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) review, RAND has recommended closing RAF Lakenheath.
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B-1, F-16 fleet could be retired if A-10 is retained
U.S. Air Force officials warned Congress that unless additional funding is approved or either the A-10 fleet is retired, the Air Force could be forced to retire the entire B-1 fleet or 350 F-16s instead to achieve savings.
USAF found a way to save Taiwan’s F-16 upgrade program
Taiwan can still upgrade its F-16A/B fleet despite the U.S. Air Force withdrawing funding for the Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES)
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DSLR was the cause of A330 Voyager’s sudden loss of altitude
A RAF Voyager MRTT, tail number ZZ333, was cruising over Turkish airspace on Feb. 9 when the jet suddenly lost altitude and plunged 4,440ft. Investigations showed the captain’s digital SLR camera jammed next to the side-stick controller.
Croatia expecting to get back its MiG-21s from Ukraine
Good new for the Croatian Air Force as it expects to seven MiG-21s that were sent to Ukraine for upgrading will return home soon.