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The B-1B will soon be a common sight at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as the Pacific Air Force is rotating out the B-52s and replace them with B-1s from Ellsworth Air Force Base, starting from Aug. 6.
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Japan’s MIM-104 PAC-3 air defense missile systems will be upgraded with Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors starting from next year in order to enhance the air defense coverage during the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
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Airbus has delivered the fifth of eight C295 transport aircraft ordered by Kazakhstan.
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Photo: Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense
A Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 upgraded by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to the final operational clearance (FOC) configuration has flown for the first time.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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Flt. Lt. Richard Watts with the Royal Air Force’s 29(Reserve) Squadron at RAF Coningsby is the first person to clock 2,000 flight hours on the Eurofighter.
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