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A Deputy Assistant Secretary from the U.S. State Department told reporters in Manila that runways China has built in the Spratly Archipelago are meant for military aircraft.
By United States Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy has delivered the first fixed-wing aircraft variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) to VMA-233 in theater.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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The Swedish Air Force’s F 21 Wing recently tested a new concept of disperse operation by having just six ground crew and two vehicles.
Photo: Louise Levin/Försvarsmakten
The Bulgarian government has approved a plan to buy up to 19 fighter aircraft for its air force. A separate budget to keep eight MiG-29As and two MiG-29UBs airworthy was also approved.
By Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In the United States last October, the Royal Air Force successfully carried trials of the BriteCloud decoy from a Tornado GR4 fighter bomber.
By Selex ES [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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