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US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma

08/18/2018

Details are still coming in, but a T-38 Talon training jet from the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma has crashed. This is the sixth aircraft the Air Force has lost in non-combat mishaps in 2018 and the third incident involving a T-38 since November 2017.

PICTURES: Russia rolls out modernised Tu-22M3M bomber

Russia is close to commencing ground and flight trials with its first modernised Tupolev Tu-22M3M bomber, with a lead example having emerged from the United Aircraft (UAC) plant in Kazan in mid-August.

Pentagon report highlights Beijing’s bomber capabilities

A new Pentagon report highlights the strides Beijing is making with its bomber capabilities, as well as other airpower trends. In its annual report to congress about military developments in China, the US Department of Defense highlights the capabilities of the Xian H-6K bomber. It dedicates a whole chapter to Beijing’s ratcheting up of long-range bomber patrols.

US defence act budgets nearly $40bn for 413 new aircraft

President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act into law on 13 August, budgeting $39.5 billion for the purchase of 413 new aircraft. The largest appropriation for a single aircraft type is $7.6 billion to procure 77 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters; $4.2 billion to procure 48 F-35As for the US Air Force; $2.3 billion to procure 20 F-35Bs for the Marine Corps; and $1.1 billion to procure nine F-35Cs for the US Navy.

Singapore joins ranks of A330 MRTT operators

The Singapore air force’s first Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has arrived in the country. Images posted on social media show the aircraft landing at Changi International Airport, adjacent to the Changi West air base where the nation's Boeing KC-135R tankers are stationed.

The F-35 Is One of the Deadliest Fighter Jets on the Planet (And Now One of the Safest)

The Air Force will soon operate F-35s with fast-evolving collision-avoidance technology able to help fighter jets avoid ground collisions by using computer automation to redirect an aircraft in the event that a pilot is injured or incapacitated.

Dogfight: Russia's 'Stealth' Su-57 vs. Su-35 (Who Wins?)

The Russians seem to recognize that the initial version of the Su-57 will not offer a particularly more useful capability than the Su-35. Moscow only plans to purchase a dozen of the initial AL-41F1-powered version of the Su-57.

UK Unveils New Unmanned Fighter Aircraft For Future Warfare

Britain has recently showcased their latest creation which aims to dominate the skies in the future. The fighter jet is named The Tempest, and it is co-developed by British aerospace companies BAE Systems Plc, Rolls Royce Holdings, MBDA UK and Anglo-Italian firm Leonardo SpA.

Boeing to convert F/A-18 E/Fs into Blue Angels

Boeing was awarded $17 million to convert nine F/A-18E and two F/A-18F aircraft into Blue Angel demonstration aircraft. The Super Hornets are to replace the squadron’s McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets, which have been in use since 1986. The retrofit work will be done in St. Louis, Missouri and is expected to be finished in December 2021, according to the notice posted online 13 August.

Air Force Research Lab developing anti-laser glasses and visors for pilots

Black Hawk deal could lift Latvian military

RAAF KC-30A TANKERS OFFLOAD 100 MILLION POUNDS DURING OKRA OPS

F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash.

China’s air force quietly adds new J-16 fighter jets to ‘push the envelope’

India: The Next Big Aircraft Carrier Power?

AIRPOWER DISRUPTION IN THE AGE OF THE F-35

China fires SIX WARNINGS to US Navy in South China Sea ‘This is China...LEAVE IMMEDIATELY’

Marine Corps aircraft readiness numbers inaccurate, IG says

OPINION: USAF light-attack plans give cause for optimism

Joint military exercise, Northern Strike, continues