Gen. Michael Hostage, head of Air Combat Command, recently spoke to AOL Defense Board of Contributors, Dr. Robbin Laird and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, on this new vision of air operation called the combat cloud.
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IRIS-T SL successfully tested
Diehl Defence successfully test fired a prototype of the IRIS-T SL guided missile at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa in early December last year.
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HSM-41 celebrates 170,000 mishap free hours
The U.S. Navy’s HSM-41 squadron celebrated 170,000 consecutive flight hours without a Class “A” mishap on Jan. 8.
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Video: 2 F-16s from South Dakota ANG made emergency landings simultaneously
Two F-16s from South Dakota ANG had to make emergency landings within minutes of each other at Sioux Falls Regional Airport on Tuesday morning after both had separate mechanical issues.
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U.S. Air Force announces KC-46A candidate bases
The U.S. Air Force announced that Altus AFB, Fairchild AFB, Wash., Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and McConnell AFB, are candidate bases for the first active-duty led KC-46A main operating base.
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