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Taiwan’s lawmakers were told by Minister of National Defense Feng Shih-kuan on Apr. 20 that his ministry will approach the United States this July to signal its intention to buy the F-35.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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When Second Lt. Chen Shaked reported to the Israel Defense Force induction center, the assignment officer told him he would end up as a cook or maintenance worker in the military. But the former basketball player wanted to be a combat soldier and choose to be assigned to the air defense artillery. On Mar. 17, he fired a Arrow anti-missile interceptor at an incoming Syrian missile. Becoming the first person to do so.
By United States Missile Defense Agency (US Missile Defense Agency Arrow gallery Image link) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35A, AF-2, has started testing the brake parachute system at Edwards Air Force Base on Apr. 16, the Norwegian ministry of defense announced.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Hellenic Army UH-1H helicopter crashed near the village of Sarantaporo on Apr. 19 and four aboard the helicopter were killed. One person survived the crash.
By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK (DSCN3744Uploaded by Alaniaris) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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PMA-268 has carried out a simulation to operate the MQ-25 at NAS Patuxent River on Apr. 11. NAVAIR said the demonstration validated the first build of the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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