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It is rare for a fighter pilot to log more than 4,000 hours on a aircraft type, and a A-10 pilot with the 303rd Fighter Squadron recently clocked an astonishing 6,000 hours on the attack jet on Nov. 14.
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Photo: Lt. Col. Marks
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An unclassified report produced by a blue-ribbon panel of experts for the U.S. Air Force Studies Board at the National Academies of Science warns the Pentagon that both China and Russia are ahead in the race to develop hypersonic weapons.
By U.S. Air Force/Chad Bellay [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A missile test by Ukraine which will result in the projectiles flying over Crimea has been altered after the maneuvers had angered Russia.
By Віталій (Парад в Києві 24.08.2008) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kratos has recently successfully achieved the final development program milestone for its BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) and the future sub-sonic target drone for the U.S. Navy will enter Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) once the Federal Fiscal 2017 Budget is approved.
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Photo: NAVAIR
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The U.S. government is transferring 65 LANTIRN targeting pods to Egypt under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program.
By Sr. Brian Ferguson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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