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Arun Kumar Bal, a Joint Secretary in the Indian Defence Ministry who is handling negotiations of the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) with Dassault, has died of heart attack.
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Officials from Lockheed Martin dedicated a F-35 Lightning II hangar to the people who built, fought and maintained the P-38 Lightning.
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Alaska’s congressional delegation has confirmed that the USAF has reverse its decision to move the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.
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Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35’s program manager, said the shutdown of the government is affecting the ability to conduct flight tests.
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