Ukraine gets French Mirage fighter jets, more F-16s from the Netherlands
Ukraine’s air force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the ...
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US C-17 fleet is worth more than the entire GDP of Sri Lanka, Ghana and Croatia. 5 interesting facts
C-17 Globemaster: The United States is the largest customer and operator of the American-made Boeing C-17 Globemaster, with 223 aircraft in the current US Air Force fleet based in 12 military bases.
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Pre-Orders Growing for the XB-1 as it Breaches Sound Barrier in Latest Test
Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...
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US Sends Back 205 Illegal Indian Immigrants Aboard US Air Force’s C-17 Aircraft, Tariff Whip Next
US-India Ties: Washington is sending back 205 illegal Indian immigrants through a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft, in an unprecedented move. The aircraft took off from the US Air ...
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French PM Bayrou says he will force through contentious budget without a vote
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that he will use special executive powers to force his government’s contentious 2025 budget through parliament without a vote – a move that is ...
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It turns out that simply gluing a '3D-printed board' to an old military aircraft can save 2.2 billion yen in fuel costs per year
The U.S. Air Force has announced that by adding small deflectors printed with a 3D printer to the fuselage of the C-17 Globemaster III, a cargo plane that the Air Force has operated since the ...
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France unveils new Rafale fighter jet variant, first buyer is India’s…; Is new French combat plane powerful than IAF’s F-3 variant?
UAE will become the second country, and the first foreign nation to operate a fleet of Rafale F4 jets, after the French Air Force ... jets joined IAF’s No.17 Squadron, ‘Golden Arrows’.
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US military C-17 aircraft used to deport 205 Indian migrants under Trump’s immigration crackdown; destination unclear
File photo of Customs and Border Protection security agents guiding detained migrants to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas in January 2025.
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Air Force Hercules do final Northland fly over before retirement
The Air Force’s C-130H Hercules ... hours of flight time, more than 17 years in total, and 100,000 landings since they came into service in 1965. The C-130H Hercules arrived in New Zealand ...
The New Zealand Herald5d
Royal New Zealand Air Force RNZAF farewells C-130H Hercules transport aircraft
The Air Force’s C-130H Hercules fleet has been retired from service and have been flying over the country as a final farewell After more than 100,000 take-offs and landings and 60 years in the ...
KTEN5d
French PM set to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after ...
The Daily Gazette5d
French PM moves to force budget through divided parliament
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday moved to force through France's budget without a vote, a step that immediately prompted a no-confidence motion from the left in the bitterly divided ...