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For the first time since World War II, the U.S. Air Force will have enlisted pilots in its ranks. However, they will not be sitting in any cockpits as the job requires them to pilot the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings
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A German Navy P-3C assigned to Operation Atalanta has left Djibouti on Dec. 11 for home after spending three-months in the region.
Photo: EUNAVFOR
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The omnibus federal spending bill by the U.S. Congress has delayed the purchase of one Boeing 747-8 for the U.S. Air Force by a year. The jet was to become the new Air Force One.
By U.S. Air Force File Photo. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The first NH Industries (NHI) NH90 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) for the Swedish Air Force has been delivered to the customer.
Photo: NHIndustries
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A People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) from the 4th Division, 12th Air Regiment, crashed this evening in Zeguo town, Taizhou city, Zhejiang Province. Both pilots ejected safely.
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Photos: Chinese Internet
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