When asked whether his service is interested in Lockheed Martin’s SR-72, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh would not comment on it and added that he had not spoken to Lockheed officials about the hypersonic plane.
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Pentagon will no longer buy helicopters from Rosoboronexport
The Pentagon no longer will buy Russian helicopters, meant for Afghanistan, from Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
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Welsh: USAF will use Google search on candidates selected for nuclear commander positions
Gen. Mark Welsh, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, said future candidates for nuclear commander positions will go through more rigorous screen than includes a Google search on the person.
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Israeli Air Force technician intentionally damage F-16s
An Israeli Air Force technician intentionally cause damage to two F-16s to get back at his commander for giving him too much work.
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Two Finnish Hawks collide in midair
Two experience Finnish Air Force Hawk instructors were involved in a midair collision over western Finland on Nov. 13.
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