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Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) of the Air Combat Command (ACC).
In 2019 the Taiwan Air Force's Air Defense and Missile Command announced a five-year, NT$80b (US$2.54b) project to build up a full force of anti-radiation UAVs. The anti-radiation drone has a reported loiter time of 100 hours and a top speed of 185 km/h. Three variants were unveiled in 2023. NCSIST Spark: target drone.
First distinctive blue service uniforms for the U.S. Air Force in early 1950s. When the U.S. Air Force first became an independent service in 1947, its members initially continued to wear green U.S. Army uniforms with distinct badges and insignia. The Air Force adopted redesigned enlisted rank insignia in 1948 to further distinguish themselves.
Category:Soviet Air Force. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air force of the Soviet Union. Soviet Air Forces — part of the Soviet Armed Forces, along with the Soviet Air Defence Forces.
A Royal Air Force of Oman Jaguar intercepting an Il-38 in 1987. In 1990 the SOAF was renamed the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). [1] In 1993 and 1994 the RAFO replaced its Hawker Hunters with four BAE Hawk Mk 103 fighter-trainers and 12 single-seat Hawk Mk 203, equipped with Westinghouse APG-66H radar, as light ground attack/interceptors.
The Mexican Air Force ( FAM; Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana) is the air service branch of the Mexican Armed Forces. It is a component of the Mexican Army and as such overseen by the National Defense Secretariat ( SEDENA ). The objective of the FAM is to defend the integrity, independence, and sovereignty of Mexico.
The Moroccan air force was formed on 14 May 1956 as the Sherifian Royal Aviation ( Aviation Royale Chérifienne ). [4] Its modern installations and bases were inherited from France ( Meknes, Rabat in tandem with the United States, Marrakech, Kenitra, Ben Guerir, Boulhault, Nouasseur, and Sidi Slimane ), [4] and later Spain ( Laayoune ). [5]
The Belarusian air force was established on June 15, 1992, when the Minister of Defence issued Order #05/15.06.1992 for the transformation of the 26th Air Army into the Air Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы Республики Беларусь ). The Belarusian Air Force took over all the ...