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Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) newspaper reported that across Europe, air bases that allegedly store the American B-61 nuclear bombs are being upgraded.
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Aviation Week scored an exclusive interview with Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, the program executive officer for all U.S. Air Force tanker programs, and he was able to shed some light on the difficulties Boeing encountered while designing the fuel system for the KC-46A.
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Indonesian news media TribunKaltim.co said two U.S. military aircraft were intercepted at 14:32 p.m. on Sept. 23 east of Natuna airport.
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When the F-35C gets “feet wet” during its upcoming sea trials in October, the U.S. Navy will further stress the jet by having it operate with a full internal weapons load.
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