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An undisclosed number of F-22 fighters, assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base in Japan, have been deployed to the Northern Mariana Islands for the first time. The fighters are there for Exercise Agile Reaper 23-1 (AR 23-1).
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During the Avalon 2023 Australian International Airshow, Boeing announced that it is ready to offer the T-7 advanced trainer to Australia. The aerospace giant says the T-7 is designed to train future Australian pilots of F/A-18F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, and F-35A.
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Rolls-Royce says its has begun testing two F130 engines for the B-52 bomber at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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The Biden administration has approved a possible sale of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ERs) to the Government of Australia. The proposed sale includes up to 63 AARGM-ERs, 20 AARGM-ER Captive Air Training Missiles, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $506 million. This sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States, as Australia is one of the United States’ most important allies in the Western Pacific.
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The Indian Air Force is sending another contingent overseas for joint exercises with a foreign air force. This time five Mirage 2000 fighters will be heading to Waddington Air Force Base in Britain from Mar. 6-24.
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