China is working on developing its own version of the X-37B spaceplane but the Chinese version will take off from a conventional runway.
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Day: March 8, 2018
Indonesia to buy two A400Ms to move goods
Indonesia has decided to purchase two A400M transport aircraft from Airbus but these planes will not have any military role as they will be used to move goods around the eastern part of the country.
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By Laurent ERRERA from L’Union, France (DSC_8344-EC-402) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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First KC-390 prototype is airborne again
After being grounded for five months, Embraer’s first KC-390 prototype has resumed its flight test program with the jet spotted flying on flight tracking sites on Mar. 2.
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F-16 pilot clocks 1,000 combat hours
A F-16 pilot assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron clocked 1,000 hours in combat on Feb. 28 during a mission in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan.
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Japan cleared to buy MK 15 Phalanx Block IB Baseline 2 Conversion Kits
The U.S. State Department has authorized the sale of 24 MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Block IB Baseline 2 conversion kits to Japan.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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