Lt. Col. Vanessa “Lana” Wilcox is the first female to take command of a B-52 squadron. She was sworn in as the commander of the 96th Bomb Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony on Apr. 21.
Mali takes delivery of 2 Mi-24Ps and mobile radar from Russia
Mali has taken delivery of two Mi-24P attack helicopters from Russia on Apr. 18. The rotorcraft arrived at Modibo Keita international airport.
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Taiwan setting up 20-25 squadrons to operate shore-base anti-ship missiles
Taiwan is in the process of standing up between 20 to 25 squadrons in its navy to operate three types of anti-ship missiles.
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USN wants to send 25 EA-18Gs to the boneyard
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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German-Dutch Patriot detachment in Slovakia carried out first training drill
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.
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