Turkey scrambled six F-16s from two locations after Syrian helicopters flew close to the border on Saturday.
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Month: July 2012
JASDF KC-767 to attend RIAT, first ever participation in European airshow
Japan will send a military aircraft to an European airshow for the first time when a Japan Air Self-Defense Force KC-767J arrive at RAF Fairford on Jul. 5 via Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
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USAF testing C-130 with fuel-saving engine
A C-130H is testing out an enhance kit for the Rolls-Royce T56 engine that will reduce fuel burn by up to 8 percent.
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No winners for DARPA’s ‘perch-and-stare’ UAV contest
DARPA’s attempt at getting the public to develop a small UAV that can land and relay real-time video has failed.
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UN experts: North Korea’s new missile is fake
A panel of UN experts concluded that North Korea’s new missile is a fake. UN sanctions experts also added that they would also investigate the source of the TEL.
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