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South Korea says Washington has agreed to allow the export of a crucial GPS component for the Taurus cruise missile and the RoKAF F-15K fleet will soon be able to be armed with the weapon by end of the year.
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U.S. Strategic Command flew three of its B-2 stealth bombers to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Aug. 9.
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Two F-22 pilots sitting in their simulators at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson were able to join four F-16s from 80th Fighter Squadron to fight against four F-16s from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during exercise Distant Frontier.
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Iraqi Defense Ministry’s spokesman, Brig. Gen. Tahseen Ibrahim, told The Associated Press that four more F-16s have been delivered to the country.
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A F-16 fighter assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing had to abort its take off at Homestead Air Reserve Base on Aug. 8. The pilot successfully engaged the arresting cable system to stop the aircraft in time.
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