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US buys Su-27 fighters from Ukraine for ‘aggressor’ training
MOSCOW: The United States has bought two Su-27 Flanker fighter aircraft to help train U.S. air force pilots to cope...
USAF, ROKAF put Max Thunder into full swing
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea: U.S. and Republic of Korea Air Force personnel began the second 7th Air Force-designed...
Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Aircrew Training System Delivered
AMBERLEY, Queensland, Australia: Boeing has delivered a C-17 Aircrew Training System (ATS) to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), making...
Air Force Officials Unveil Acquisition Improvement Plan
WASHINGTON: Air Force leaders have announced their plan for improving acquisition, which will have far-reaching impacts on the way the...
B-1B makes impact throughout Southwest Asia
SOUTHWEST ASIA: Before late 2008, the B-1B Lancer was known primarily as a bomber, but since then the aircraft was...
ScanEagle UAS Proves Worth In Pirate-Hostage Crisis
Washington DC: A ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) proved to be a significant and valuable tool in the rescue of...
Officials Test Commercial Fuel to Replace JP-8 Fuel
FORT BELVOIR, Va.: In an ongoing analysis of alternatives to reduce aviation fuel costs, the Air Force Petroleum Agency here...
Thailand Air Force Scraps Plan to Buy More Gripen Fighters
Budget cuts have compelled the air force to shelve its planned purchase of six more Swedish-made Gripen fighters, the Bangkok...
Russia to start flight tests of 5th-generation fighter
KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR: A Russian deputy prime minister said Monday that flight tests of a fifth-generation fighter will start in Russia by...
US to maintain air strikes in Afghan conflict
WASHINGTON: The United States has vowed to persist with air strikes in Afghanistan despite bitter new criticism from the nation's...
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