Dutch Defense Minister Hans Hillen was in Forth Worth, Texas and he visited the F-35 factory and put his signature on the first Dutch jet.
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Month: January 2012
50th anniversary of historic B-52 flight
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Persian Rug, the mission to fly a B-52H bomber half-way around the world.
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Panetta: “We have some ideas as to who might” have killed Iranian scientist
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a town hall meeting of soldiers at Fort Bliss on Thursday that United States was not involved in the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist this week. However, Washington has ideas about who may have done it.
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Engine blade detachment cause of RCAF CT-155 Hawk crash in 2008
The crash of a RCAF CT155 Hawk at 15 Wing Moose Jaw in 2008 was cause by a catastrophic engine failure after a blade broke off.
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Pentagon investigating GE-AVIC avionics venture
The Pentagon will start an interagency review of the deal between GE and the Aviation Industry Corp. of China for avionics equipment.
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