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June 9, 2023 F-35 And F-22 Successfully Fly With Common Software During Innovation Test Project F-35
June 8, 2023 Azerbaijan Signs Contract To Purchase The Leonardo C-27J NG Spartan Military Aviation
June 8, 2023 We Have Taken Part In An Arctic Challenge Mission Aboard A KC-135 Tanker Military Aviation
June 7, 2023 Let’s Talk About The F-16’s Next-Generation Electronic Warfare Suite Military Aviation
June 6, 2023 B-52 Testing New AgilePod For Advanced Communications Military Aviation

Close encounters with Russian Su-27s as seen by a former RC-135 aircraft commander

April 23, 2015 David Cenciotti

“What passes for dangerous and provocative today was ho-hum to recon crews of my generation” former RC-135 commander says On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U spyplane, was intercepted over the Baltic Sea, off the Russian […]

UK base selected to host first U.S. F-35 jets in Europe

January 9, 2015 David Cenciotti

RAF Lakenheath was selected as the first base to host USAFE F-35s. The Pentagon has announced a large reorganization of U.S. Air Force units across Europe on Jan. 8. As a consequence of the consolidation […]