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Italy will soon deploy four A129 attack helicopters and four NH90s to Erbil in northern Iraq for combat search and rescue (CSAR) duties.
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The AV-8B Harrier is the latest aircraft to refuel in mid-air using the probe-and-drogue refueling method from the KC-46A.
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Starting from Mar.1, F-22s assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska are able to employ the AIM-9X dogfight missile.
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In a statement to Congress on Mar. 2, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said the JSTARS replacement could be flying by 2021 and achieve initial operational capability in 2023.
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Russian officials on Mar. 2 revealed that its aerospace sectors have started work on developing a sixth and seventh-generation fighter jet.
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