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RAAF F-35As achieve IOC, cleared to deploy for operations
Australia has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for its F-35A fleet, clearing the way for the aircraft to be deployed for operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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France sending its most capable optical spy satellite into space today
France is launching its CSO 2 spy satellite into space from its Guiana Space Center in South America today.
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Three more Rafales heading home to India next month
Hindustan Times reports that at least three Dassault Rafale fighters will be flown to India next month.
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Chinese GX-8 EW aircraft operates off Pingtung, Taiwan to monitor island’s TK-3 tests
Taiwan has allegedly tested an enhanced variant of its TK-3 air defense interceptor on Dec. 24 and 25 and information published by the island’s Ministry of National Defense shows a Chinese Navy GX-8 electronic warfare aircraft flew off the southeast corner of the island on Christmas day.