Year: 2014

Mud-Movers Migrate at Newark Air Museum

Two of the Cold War era ground-attack aircraft at Newark Air Museum, have migrated into new locations on the museum’s Southfield Site in eastern Nottinghamshire. These aircraft, a former Soviet MiG-27 and British Jaguar T2A are representative airframes from both

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MacDill Fish Strike

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Sharing the skies with different species of wildlife is a constant challenge for the Air Force. We stop at no end to ensure the safety of our aircrew, aircraft and all wildlife on and

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F-15s Complete Flight Training in Greece

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and Hellenic air force F-16s flew a combined 270 missions during two weeks of NATO training at Souda Air Base, Greece. The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, known as the Mighty Black Panthers, departed Royal

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F-15s Complete Flight Training in Greece

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and Hellenic air force F-16s flew a combined 270 missions during two weeks of NATO training at Souda Air Base, Greece. The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, known as the Mighty Black Panthers, departed Royal

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Aermacchi signs Deal for M-346s

​Alenia Aermacchi, has signed a contract with the Polish Ministry of Defence for eight M-346 Master aircraft. The deal that is valued at EUR 280 million includes logistic support and training programmes for pilots and engineers. After Italy, Singapore and

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First Italian Built Eurofighter Rolls Out

Eurofighter has announced that the first Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoon assembled in Italy has rolled out from the Alenia Aermacchi plant at Turin-Caselle. The Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoon standard incorporates modifications such as performance enhancements and provisions for future upgrades,

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‘Red Flag’ is back!

Exercise is back with a vengeance at Nellis AFB In Combat Aircraft’s April issue we report from Nellis AFB, as US military training gets back into full swing.

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Boeing Wins Contract for Additional P-8As

The P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4 billion contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol capabilities. The order, which will take the total fleet to 53 aircraft, marks

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Boeing Wins Contract for Additional P-8As

The P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4 billion contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft that will bolster maritime patrol capabilities. The order, which will take the total fleet to 53 aircraft, marks

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USS Bonhomme Richard Departs for Patrol

The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed Feb. 17, to patrol the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Bonhomme Richard is scheduled to conduct joint force operations and training with

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