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USAF F-16 Skids Off Runway and Breaks In South Dakota

USAF F-16 Skids Off Runway and Breaks In South Dakota

Credits: ArgusLeader911 / Twitter A General Dynamics F-16CM-40-CF Fighting Falcon, operated by South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing, 175 Fighter Squadron, overran runway 15 on landing at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Jo Foss Field) (FSD/KFSD), South Dakota, resulting in substantial damage. An unverified image of the fighter jet, …

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Video Shows C-17 Globemaster III Taking off After Accidently Landing At Small Commuter Airport

Video Shows C-17 Globemaster III Taking off After Accidently Landing At Small Commuter Airport

Credits: The Webb Works USAF C-17 Globemaster III bound for MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, accidentally landed at the small commuter airport (TPF – Peter O’Knight airport) just south of downtown on Davis Islands, in Tampa. ‘Both runways have headings of 220 degrees. Both were situated on peninsulas jutting out …

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U.S. Air Force Next-gen Fighter Jet Will Have Onboard Software Updates Capability

U.S. Air Force Next-gen Fighter Jet Will Have Onboard Software Updates Capability

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown told reporters during an April 12 roundtable that the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation fighter jet will feature a brand-new capability no existing fighter has: the ability to quickly change the onboard software that drives the plane’s hardware. That means Next-Generation Air Dominance’s …

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