U.S. President Obama has nominated Rear Adm. James D. Syring as the next head of the Missile Defense Agency.
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German citizen working at Ramstein Air Base accused of spying
German police have arrested a civilian employee who works for NATO at Ramstein Air Base for spying for an unidentified third party.
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Unmanned Little Bird demonstrates autonomous takeoffs and landings on ship
Boeing says its Unmanned Little Bird H-6U was able to demonstrate 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship during flight tests in July.
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High-resolution photos of roll-out ceremony for first RSAF M-346
Alenia Aermacchi has rolled out the first RSAF M-346 at its plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy. Click on photos to enlarge.
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Syria’s first man in space and Air Force officer defects
Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Sunday that Syria’s first man in space, Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Fares, has defected to Turkey and joined the Free Syrian Army. A video on YouTube shows him visiting a rebel base in Aleppo, his hometown.
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