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The 56th Fighter Wing flagship F-35A was flown to Luke Air Force Base on Apr. 28 by Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, the 56th Fighter Wing commander.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams
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The French president’s office said today that Qatar has placed an order for 24 Rafale fighters.
By Hermann Keist (Deutsch: selbst fotografiert) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The 555th “Triple Nickel” Fighter Squadron arrived at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on Apr. 27 for a six-month deployment there.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker that was reported as “missing” by some of the British media had landed safely at RAF Mildenhall, the 100th Air Refueling Wing said.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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During his tour of the Kazan Aviation Plant, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that production of the Tu-160 bomber will resume.
By Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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