Exercise Black Dagger 2016 is currently underway at RAAF Base Townsville and here are some images provided by the Royal Australian Air Force.
![US Navy VFA-115 F/A-18E Super Hornet painted with the Australian Flag for Exercise Black Dagger.[/caption]
Photos: © Commonwealth of Australia 2015
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Day: April 8, 2016
USAF investigating incident whereby retired sergeant was forcibly removed from ceremony
The U.S. Air Force Reserve has launched an investigation into a incident that happened during the retirement ceremony for a master sergeant from the 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base on Apr. 3.
Pakistan trying to buy Damocles targeting pod for JF-17
Pakistan is currently relying on the F-16 to carry precision air strikes and it wants to expand the role to the JF-17. To achieve that, the service plans to import the Thales Damocles targeting pod and integrate it on the fighter.
By Georges Seguin (Okki) (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin keen to put Aegis on San Antonio-class LPDs
For sometime Huntington Ingalls Industries has been keen to turn the San Antonio-class LPD into a missile defense ship and now Lockheed Martin has decided to jump on the bandwagon.
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton, USN (Official U.S. Navy Photograph) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ash Carter will tour INS Vikramaditya
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will get a chance to tour aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya when he visits India from Apr. 10-12.
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Indian Navy [CC BY 2.5 in or CC BY 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons