The Pentagon may have to spend a extra $1.1 billion to finish construction of aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.
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Day: January 3, 2012
Israeli AF office, sergeant sent to detention barracks for damaging Iron Dome missiles
An Israeli Air Force officer and a sergeant were sentenced with 21 and 14 days of detention respectively for causing damage to 20 Iron Dome missiles last month.
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More MiG-31s to be modified to BM-model
The Russian Air Force has signed a contract with United Aircraft Corporation last month to modify 60 MiG-31s into the BM-model.
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UAV designed by U.S. Air Force Academy could become target drone for F-22, F-35
An unmanned aircraft designed by cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy has been shortlisted as one of two potential target drone for F-22 and F-35 live-firing training.
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AH-1J repainted in retro colors
The Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD) at China Lake has retro-painted a J-model AH-1 to represent aircraft that were flown during the Vietnam era there.
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