An air traffic controller error lead to U.S. First lady Michelle Obama’s 737 coming too close to a C-17 while approaching to land at Andrews Air Force Base on Monday.
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Photos: PLAN AF J-10AH
Folks taking pictures of the J-20 caught sight of this PLAN air force J-10AH at Chengdu’s No.132 Aircraft Plant.
DCAG of CVW-14 reached 1,000 traps
Capt. Kevin “Nix” Mannix, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, made his 1,000th arrested landing on board the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Apr. 18.
Iran claims to have tested ‘world’s fastest cruise missile’
During a ceremony to mark Iran’s Army Day, defense minister Ahmad Vahidi said the country has tested the “fastest cruise missile in the world”, dubbed Zafar.
Six F-22s in UAE were nearly diverted to Libya ops
Mark Thomson from Time wrote that six F-22s were in UAE when tensions flared in Libya. Twice the aircraft were made ready to deploy over Libya.