The Ballistic Missile Defense test at Wake Island on Oct. 31 was more sophisticated than thought.
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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14th Mk6 Chinook delivered to RAF
Boeing has delivered the 14th Mk6 Chinook to the Royal Air Force, this concludes Britain’s recent order and the delivery coincides with the 35th anniversary of Chinook operations for the U.K.
Photo: Boeing
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Bangladesh Air Force inducts Yak-130, AW139
A ceremony was held at BAF Bangabandhu Base in Dhaka on Dec. 6 to induct the Yak-130 and AW139 search-and-rescue helicopter into service with the Bangladesh Air Force. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the guest-of-honor.
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Israel to inactivate one F-16 squadron in early 2017
The Israeli Air Force will inactivate one squadron of F-16 fighters in early 2017 once its F-35s arrived from the United States.
Dr. Avishai Teicher Pikiwiki Israel [CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
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RAF Eurofighters pound ISIL oil field in Syria
Shortly after arriving at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus from RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Eurofighters bombed the ISIL-controlled Omar oilfield in eastern Syria on Dec. 4.
Photo: Sgt Gordy Elias/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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