An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched at 6:27 a.m. from Launch Facility-4, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on May 22..
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Category: Air Force
Peru, Russia to sign MiG-29 upgrade deal
Russia’s Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service said on Monday Peru will sign a contract to upgrade its MiG-29 this month.
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RAF Voyager starts first operational refueling mission
Royal Air Force A330 Voyagers have started aerial refueling duties.
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RoCAF Mirage 2000-5 crash could be due to systems failure
Taiwan says the crash of a Mirage 200-5 from the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing could be due to failures with on board hydraulic and power systems.
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USAF may move F-35A IOC earlier
The U.S. Air Force may set the F-35A’s initial operational capability, or IOC in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned.
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