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Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, said in a memo to Frank Kendall, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, that a draft response to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain had contained misleading information.
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By Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada is reported to have selected the Airbus C-295 as its next long-range search-and-rescue aircraft and an announcement will be made today at Trenton, Ontario.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (CN295 – RIAT 2007) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The annual Christmas Tree formation flight by Swedish Gripen fighters will take place over parts of Sweden today.
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Photo: Swedish Air Force
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will be in Israel next week and his visit will coincide with the arrival of Israel’s first two F-35s.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
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The Chinese Ministry of Defense has refuted online rumors that a Myanmar Air Force fighter was shot down by the Chinese side while it was attacking ethnic rebels near its border.
By M Radzi Desa [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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