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A private Cessna plane that flew into the same airspace as Marine One was intercepted by F-16s near Los Angeles. The plane was later found to be carrying 40 pounds of marijuana.
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The U.S. Navy has announced the names of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers which will be forward deployed to Rota, Spain.
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Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 15 celebrated the rollout of the first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II in a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base.
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin hopes to see another fifth-generation fighter developed to encourage competition.
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Israel announced it would buy 30 M-346 trainers from Alenia Aermacchi to replace its A-4s.
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