Lt. Gen. Larry James, chief of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, says the air campaign in Libya exposed the service’s inability to select and prioritize targets.
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Italian Air Force Eurofighter pilot clocks 1,000 hours
Lt. Col. Daniele L. of the Italian Air Force has become the first Italian Typhoon pilot to reach 1,000 flight hours on the aircraft.
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Simulating Mi-24 with UH-72A
Vertical Magazine travels to Fort Irwin in the Mojave desert of Southern California to see how B Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion, National Training Center utilizes the UH-72A to simulate as enemy Mi-8 and Mi-24.
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Rare HE-219 recovered in Denmark
A rare Heinkel HE-219 night-fighter has been recovered from the sea bed off Denmark and is being restored.
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HASC gives funds to keep RQ-4 Block 30 flying
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has ordered the U.S. Air Force to continue operating the RQ-4 Block 30 by allocating $260 million to fund their operations.
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