Gen. Peter Bartram, Danish chief of defense, said Denmark will only decide on the next fighter to replace the F-16 in 2015.
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Gen. Peter Bartram, Danish chief of defense, said Denmark will only decide on the next fighter to replace the F-16 in 2015.
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Ion Tiger UAV broke its previous flight record by staying airborne for 48 hours and 1 minute on Apr. 16-18. The previous record was 26 hours and 2 minutes set in 2009.
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The Indian Navy commissioned INAS 303, its first MiG-29K squadron, at INS Hansa in Goa on May 11.
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Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri has put a hold on the promotion of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, former astronaut and former commander at Patrick Air Force Base, to vice commander of Air Force Space Command.
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Another M346 prototype has crashed, this time in Italy. The pilot was able to eject safely.
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