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The Yomiuri Shimbun says that Britain and Japan have decided that their next-generation fighter aircraft will share a common airframe and that the development plans are in final stages.
Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense
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The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) officially inducted a Dornier 228 maritime patrol aircraft into service at SLAF Base Katunayake on Aug. 15.
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Slovakia’s Minister of Defence has refuted media reports that the country’s MiG-29 fighters have been transferred to Ukraine.
A new F-35A, #338, was delivered to Edwards Air Force Base on Aug. 1 for assignment with the 461st Flight Test Squadron (FLTS).
U.S. Air Force photo by Chase Kohler
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The Red Sales was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aerobatic team that was disbanded before its public debut. The team lost all its aircraft and six pilots during its fifth training flight on Aug. 16, 1962, sixty years ago.