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The commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex was fired after investigations into the collision with the replenishment oiler Yukon last month found he should take responsibility.
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A US Air Force deserter who disappeared from his Air Force base in Germany in the 1980s has surfaced in Stockholm.
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Even before it has completed development of its Embraer AEW&C aircraft, India has set sights on a larger AWACS platform.
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The AMX A-1M prototype has successfully completed its first test flight. Embraer is contracted to upgrade and refurbish 43 Brazilian Air Force AMX fighters to the A-1M standard.
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Denel announced that all twelve Cheetah fighters for the Ecuadorian air force have successfully completed their test flights and are now ready for deployment.
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