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U.S. Plans To Sell Ukraine MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones Armed With AGM-114 Hellfire missiles

U.S. Blocks MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drone to Ukraine

Soldiers from Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade perform pre-flight checks on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system before the Mass Fire Mission on Fort Stewart on March 1. (Photo by Sgt. William Begley, 3rd CAB Public Affairs) According to an exclusive Reuters report, the Biden administration plans to sell …

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USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35

USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35

Credits: A Marine KC-130 crash lands in California Sept. 29, 2020. US Marine Corps photo. On Sept. 29, 2020, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and a KC-130J Super Hercules tanker collided during Air-to-Air Refueling. The F-35B pilot successfully ejected from the Lightning II while the KC-130J pilot managed to perform …

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Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’

Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’

Credits: ukrinform A Sukhoi Su-34 bomber plane of the Russian Air Force was shot down by Ukrainian armed forces near Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. The fate of the pilot is unknown. Ukrainian intelligence intercepted radio transmissions between air traffic controllers and the pilot of a Russian Aerospace Forces’ Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback …

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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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Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35S Fighter Jet Shot Down by Ukrainian air defenses

Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35S Fighter Jet Shot Down by Ukrainian air defenses

Credits: Ukraine Weapons Tracker / Twitter Ukrainian sources claim that this Russian single-seater jet was shot down near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. Identified as a Sukhoi Su-35S. The pilot was captured. The Ukrainian military says that the aircraft came down on Sunday near the city of Izyum, some 75 miles southeast …

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U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor Experienced Landing Gear Collapses at Eglin Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor Experienced Landing Gear Collapses at Eglin Air Force Base

A USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, assigned to 325th Fighter Wing, experienced a mishap upon landing at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the pilot was transported for medical …

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