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The U.S. Navy is sharing lessons learn from the deployment of an operational laser weapon system on USS Ponce with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
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By U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has overturned a decision by the Air Force to purchase three AW101 VVIP helicopters, citing high costs.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Department of Defense could reduce the number of F-35 stealth fighters is plans to buy in the fiscal 2017 budget plan due to spending caps imposed by Congress.
By DoD photo by Lawrence Crespo, U.S. Air Force. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia’s Southern Military District has taken delivery of all its Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers. It now has three full squadrons of the fighter.
Photo: Sukhoi
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Col. Giorgio Seravalle, chief of air operations for the Italian air force, says three attempts have been made previously to try and certify the KC-767 aerial tanker to refuel the F-16.
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By Gian Marco Anzellotti from Roma [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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