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A B-52H was towed into a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base recently whereby testers from the 419th Flight Test Squadron created a “MASK curve” of the bomber so that the Litening pod’s laser won’t hit the air frame when it is looking at the aircraft’s structure.
U.S. Air Force photo by Edward Cannon
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After churning out more than 900 T-6 Texan IIs for the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Beechcraft will deliver the last aircraft under the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) in nine months.
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During an update on Australia’s military operations in the Middle East, Chief of Joint Operations Vice Admiral David Johnston said since Russia started its bombing campaign in Syria, RAAF fighters have not flown over the country.
Photo: Australia, Department of Defence
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Capt. Julio Alvarez (left) and Lt. Col. James Quashnock are two of the U.S. Air Force test pilots that are cleared to participate in flight testing of the KC-46A.
Photo: U.S. Air Force
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Commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, Gen. John Hyten, revealed that the two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites in orbit have started taking photos of other satellites operating in geosynchronous orbit.
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Source: U.S. Air Force
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