Germany plans to deploy PAC3 missiles along Turkey’s border with Syria, a German newspaper reported Saturday.
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Category: Air Force
USN successfully hacked into F-35’s computer logistics system
The F-35 utilizes a complex maintenance and support system know as Autonomic Logistics Information System to keep the planes healthy. Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy succeeded in breaking into the system.
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Washington supports Turkey’s request for Patriots
In an interview with VOA, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Washington supports Turkey’s request for the deployment of Patriot missiles along its border with Syria.
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RAF plans to field Puma Mk2 delayed
The crash of a civilian Puma helicopter which killed key Eurocopter flight test crew is partly to blame for the RAF’s decision to field the upgraded Puma Mk2 until middle of next year.
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F-22 crashed at Tyndall AFB
The USAF lost another F-22 on Wednesday when one went down at 1530 on Tyndall Air Force Base. The pilot ejected safely.
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