A KC-135R Stratotanker flown by the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, makes a low-approach near the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), during an underway replenishment in the Pacific Ocean, Jul. 26.
Day: July 30, 2016
Russia plans to orbit a new type of spy satellite
In 2019, Russia plans to put into orbit a new electro-optical spy satellite to replace the current Persona reconnaissance satellites.
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Competitors of T-X program will get to clock bonus points
Aerospace companies competing to build a new advanced jet trainer to replace the T-38 for the U.S. Air Force will be given incentives for exceeding the threshold requirements in certain performance areas.
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Kim Jong-un blew $98 million with his missile tests
South Korean defense officials calculated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had squandered away $98 million over the past five years with his 31 ballistic missile tests.
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