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RAF Typhoons and Voyager Tanker Join U.S. Air Force’s B-52H Stratofortress Over Arabian Peninsula in BTF Mission
Hs, two RAF Typhoon FGR4s and one Voyager aerial refueling aircraft. The bombers are involved in their first deployment in ...
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USMC KC-130J Completes Circumnavigation of the Globe During Two-Week Mission
The primary mission of this KC-130J assigned to VMGR-352 was to deliver equipment and Marines to Camp Lemonnier in support of ...
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Romania Signs Letter Of Acceptance to Acquire 32 F-35 Jets
Romania becomes the 20th nation to join the F-35 program. On Nov. 21, 2024, Romania became a part of the Lockheed Martin ...
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U.S. Approves Foreign Military Sale for South Korean F-15K Upgrade
The State Department has approved the possible sale of components that will allow South Korea to upgrade its F-15K Slam Eagle ...
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Battle Manager-Pilot Commands AI-controlled Aircraft In Real Time During Skunk Works Test
Using a touchscreen pilot interface, a human “battle manager” in the cockpit of a flying aircraft gave real-time commands to AI-controlled aircraft. Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin’s secretive ...
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The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet: Hitler’s Hot Rod Rocket Plane
Dangerous to Allied bombers as well as the ground crews that maintained it and the pilots that flew it, the tiny Me 163 had ...
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New Engine Covers Help the Air Force Protect B-52s from Ice, Saving Time and Millions
The new engine pod covers, worth 1.2 million USD, will assist in preventing damage to the B-52 engines. Pilots and ...
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Russia Launches ‘New’ Ballistic Missile At Ukraine – Reports
According to the UkrAF, the missile targeted the Dnipro region, approximately 450 km from Kyiv. It was tracked alongside six additional missiles, all launched within a two-hour span starting at ...