The first two Boeing KC-767 tankers for the Italian Air Force (ItAF) formally entered into service May 17 during a public ceremony near Rome.
Carrier-based UAVs will play crucial role in Asia
Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said carrier-based drones “will play an integral role in our (USN) future operations in this (Asia) region.”
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Photo: Varyag gets all 4 phase array radar antennas
Varyag now has all four of its phase array radar antennas installed. The last antenna was installed on May 16.
USAF widens OBOGS investigation
The U.S. Air Force has decided to look at on-board oxygen generation system on the rest of its fighter and trainer fleet.
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Reporter’s first hand account of Chinook crash in Afghanistan
A Canadian CH-47 crashed upon landing on a river bed in Afghanistan early Monday morning and Colin Perkel from the Canadian Press happened to be traveling in that helicopter.