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The Air Force grounded some of the Hercules fleet last month, citing cracks in prop assemblies.

extron Aviation Defense, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has delivered the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force, the OEM announced today. The delivery was made to support operations at the No.13 Squadron at the Sfax Air Base in Tunisia.

Operation Vigilant Storm, a four-day training event from October 31 to November 4, is designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and some of its allies in the Asia-Pacific region.

The recent reduced-crew exercise aimed to validate KC-46 operations in certain high-end combat scenarios, the service said.

Here’s when you can get a first peek at the U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation stealth bomber.

During the endurance event, the two Stratotankers flew more than 36,000 miles, refueling B-2 Spirits, B-52 Stratofortresses, an E-3 Sentry and an E-6B Mercury.

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The cracks in the propeller assembly were discovered after a technician noticed a persistent leak on a C-130H propeller, the Air Force said.

Questions remain about how much of the top secret B-21 Raider will be publicly revealed during the event.

The Pegasus tanker offloaded 1.46 million pounds of fuel to 66 aircraft over the course of 206 flight hours.