An Omega Air KDC-10 tanker refuels F-16s from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base in South Korea enroute to Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore during the recent Command Sling 23 exercise. The ...
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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Still Haunts the Navy

Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat was built for a specific Cold War nightmare: long-range Soviet bombers and cruise ...
The functions that the US Navy built the F-14 Tomcat for—aerial interception of Soviet fighter jets—became irrelevant after ...
The F-14 Tomcat Is Missed Due to Its Range: The U.S. Navy currently faces a limitation in its strike capabilities due to the short range of its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, which can fly ...
The KC-46 was refueling F-15Es which were enforcing a Presidential Temporary Flight Restriction, with both aircraft involved in the mishap performing emergency landings. A KC-46A Pegasus tanker has ...
The certification, carried out with two Brazilian Air Force Gripen Es, will greatly expand the capabilities of the jet and ...