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Canada’s Senate is pushing back against plans to buy the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the RCAF
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Canada’s Senate is pushing back against plans to buy the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the RCAF

The Canadian Senate’s Committee on National Security and Defence has urged the Trudeau government to nix plans to buy the … Continue reading Canada’s Senate is pushing back against plans to buy the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the RCAF

The US Air Force Just Dropped the Mother of All Bombs in Afghanistan
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The US Air Force Just Dropped the Mother of All Bombs in Afghanistan

According to US Central Command, the Air Force just dropped its most powerful conventional weapon in its arsenal for the very … Continue reading The US Air Force Just Dropped the Mother of All Bombs in Afghanistan

Israel Wants to Buy Boeing’s Most Advanced Version of the F-15 Eagle
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Israel Wants to Buy Boeing’s Most Advanced Version of the F-15 Eagle

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has Boeing’s latest and most powerful version of the highly successful F-15 Eagle air superiority … Continue reading Israel Wants to Buy Boeing’s Most Advanced Version of the F-15 Eagle

Claims Abound That Israeli F-35s Have Already Seen Combat as Early as January of This Year
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Claims Abound That Israeli F-35s Have Already Seen Combat as Early as January of This Year

According to French newspaper Le Figaro, Israel has already put its tiny F-35 Lightning II fleet to use as early … Continue reading Claims Abound That Israeli F-35s Have Already Seen Combat as Early as January of This Year

Watch German Typhoons Intercept a Jet Airways 777 Over Cologne
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Watch German Typhoons Intercept a Jet Airways 777 Over Cologne

When passenger aircraft go unresponsive and they don’t communicate with air traffic controllers, especially in the wake of the 9/11 … Continue reading Watch German Typhoons Intercept a Jet Airways 777 Over Cologne

President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet
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President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet

When it comes to military aviation, US President-Elect Donald Trump is already making waves, and not in a good way … Continue reading President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Tests Guided Bombs
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AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Tests Guided Bombs

New AC-130J Ghostrider expands strike range with precision guided bombs. Continue reading AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Tests Guided Bombs

John Glenn: July 1921 – December 2016.
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John Glenn: July 1921 – December 2016.

By Tom Demerly for TACAIRNET.com Astronaut and test pilot John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, has died … Continue reading John Glenn: July 1921 – December 2016.

Boeing’s Super Hornet Production Line Just Got a Major Boost from the US Navy
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Boeing’s Super Hornet Production Line Just Got a Major Boost from the US Navy

The US Navy has been tiring out its F/A-18E/F Super Hornets very quickly; a lot faster than planners and Pentagon … Continue reading Boeing’s Super Hornet Production Line Just Got a Major Boost from the US Navy

President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program
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President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program

In a tweet posted this morning to his personal account, President-Elect of the United States Donald Trump expressed his disdain … Continue reading President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program

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