The last Soyuz-U flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia was completed on May 17. It placed a Kobalt M reconnaissance satellite into a polar orbit.
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Day: May 18, 2012
Netherlands wants to buy new CH-47Fs instead of upgrading CH-47Ds
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense wants to buy new CH-47F helicopters instead of modifying existing CH-47Ds to the F-model.
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F135 supporters says ADVENT is an attempt to bring back the F136
Supporters of the F135 engine accused the U.S. Air Force of trying to resurrect the F136 alternative engine using the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) program.
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All F-22s to be retrofitted with backup oxygen system by mid-2014
The U.S. Air Force will finish installing a backup oxygen system for the F-22 only by mid-2014.
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USMC getting Switchblade UAV
The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing to procure the Switchblade UAV in order to give its troops the ability to quickly strike soft targets.
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