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The Czech government has given the green light to Washington for the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk to overfly its airspace starting from 2017.
By John Schwab [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Air Force Eurofighters deployed to Japan will fly over disputed parts of South China Sea during their journey back to U.K., Britain’s ambassador to the United States has disclosed.
By Geoff Moore [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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It is rare for a fighter pilot to log more than 4,000 hours on a aircraft type, and a A-10 pilot with the 303rd Fighter Squadron recently clocked an astonishing 6,000 hours on the attack jet on Nov. 14.
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Photo: Lt. Col. Marks
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The U.S. government is transferring 65 LANTIRN targeting pods to Egypt under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program.
By Sr. Brian Ferguson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced in Release No: CR-227-16 on Nov. 28 that Raytheon has been awarded a $26 million contract for the Taiwan Early Warning Radar Surveillance Radar Program Missile Warning Center.
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