A Kfir fighter belonging to Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. crashed just after 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at NAS Fallon. The pilot on board did not survive the crash.
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First production P-8A delivered to U.S. Navy
Boeing has delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in Seattle.
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RoKAF, USAF demonstrate Elephant Walk
F-16s from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing; 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron; 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron; and from the 38th Fighter Group from South Korea demonstrate an “Elephant Walk” during an exercise at Kunsan Air Base to prove the ability to generate aircraft for a wartime mission.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld
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Pilot error, weather behind Spangdahlem A-10 crash
Investigators blamed bad weather and pilot error for the crash of a A-10 near Spangdahlem Air Base last year.
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Beijing negotiating with Moscow for 48 Su-35s
Kommersant daily says China is in talks with Russia for 48 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and are close to signing the contract.
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