Month: January 2024

President Biden Asks US Congress To Approve F-16 Sale To Turkey After NATO Deal

[ad_1] Turkish Air Force F-16 taking off from Konya Air Base, Turkey. (Image credit: Author) President Joe Biden has urged U.S. lawmakers to approve the sale of F-16 aircraft to Turkey, after Ankara agreed to allow Sweden’s entry into NATO. U.S. President Joe Biden sent a letter to leaders of key U.S. Congress committees to …

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Watch A Turkish Air Force C-160D Fly Extremely Low Over City Before Emergency Landing

[ad_1] The C-160D during its approach to Kayseri. The C-160D involved in the incident is one of two special mission aircraft equipped with jamming systems for Electronic Warfare. On Jan. 25, 2024, a Turkish Air Force C-160D Transall aircraft experienced unknown technical issues shortly after take off from Kayseri Erkile airport, near the city of …

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How The U.S. Air Force Will Keep Its F-16s Flying Into The 2040s

[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Block 40 from the 555th FS at Aviano Air Base, among the ones that will receive PoBIT upgrades. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) The U.S. F-16 fleet is undergoing the largest modification work in history with the Post Block Integration Team. Now that the F-16 is 50, it is fitting …

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The B-21 Raider Is In Low-Rate Initial Production

[ad_1] Northrop Grumman has built the first B-21 test article with production representative processes, materials and tooling, a key to the overall program execution strategy. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman) The contract, whose details were not disclosed, was awarded last fall after the first flight of the B-21 Raider. William LaPlante, the Under Secretary of Defense …

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“Are You Getting In Or Not?”

[ad_1] My Hot Air Balloon Adventure As we strolled through Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) this week my copilot asked, “Have you ever attended the famous balloon festival in Albuquerque?” I hadn’t, but… The post “Are You Getting In Or Not?” appeared first on Avgeekery.com. [ad_2] Source link