U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors intercepts Russian maritime patrol aircraft
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U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft intercepted two Russian IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft off the coast of Alaska in international airspace, according to a recent North American Aerospace Defense Command news release. F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, intercepted Russian IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone last night. […]
U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighters faces engine shortage
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The F-22 Raptor, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to U.S. nation’s Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. For the past several years, the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of the F-22 Raptor stealth […]
Russian fighter jets intercepts U.S. Air Force long-range heavy bombers
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Russia’s Eastern Military District fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept the U.S. Air Force B-52H long-range, heavy bombers, the Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center reported on Friday. “The Eastern MD air defense on-duty forces detected and took under surveillance two US Air Force’s B-52H bombers which were carrying out their flight over the […]
U.S. Air Force deploys three B-52 bombers to Alaska for intercept training
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U.S. Air Force deploys three B-52 bombers to Alaska for the first time in three years. According to a recent service news release, B-52H Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to conduct Bomber Task Force operations. The three B-52s from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb […]
Eielson’s F-35A stealth fighters hit 100 sortie milestone
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Eielson Air Force Base achieved a new milestone this week as F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron flew its 100th sortie. The squadron’s 100th sortie, a significant milestone for Eielson’s combat-coded aircraft. The first two fifth-generation fighters assigned to Eielson arrived to interior Alaska in April. In April 2016, the […]
U.S. Air Force F-16 receives digitized ‘ghost’ scheme similar to Su-57 fighter
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Painters at Hill Air Force Base recently completed an elaborate makeover on an F-16 Fighting Falcon by giving it the now-popular “ghost” paint scheme that similar to the Russian Su-57 fighter aircraft digitized scheme. The 576th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron painted the jet at the request of the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, […]
U.S. Navy tests next generation of smart munition on Super Hornet
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The U.S. Navy recently tested, for the first time on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, the GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb that will give operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions. The new StormBreaker smart weapon, commonly known as a smart tank hunter, is a winged […]
U.S Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed in North Sea
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A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed under unknown circumstances into the North Sea, according to the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. “A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed at approximately 0940 today in the North Sea,” said in a statement on an official Twitter account. The aircraft was from the 48th Fighter […]
California Air National Guard held massive ‘elephant walk’ exercise for the first time in over 20 years
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California Air National Guard held a massive exercise, known as the ‘elephant walk’, for the first time in over 20 years. 6 California Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft took part in a massive flying exercise at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California. With a large crowd of airmen gathering […]
Seymour Johnson AFB receive first KC-46A Pegasus multirole tanker
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U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has announced that it delivered its 34th KC-46 Pegasus multirole tanker to the U.S. Air Force, the first to be stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. North Carolina U.S. Senator Thom Tillis wrote on Twitter that he is proud to see Seymour Johnson AFB receive its first Boeing […]