The U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance have both agreed to delay the next X-37B, OTV-3, after an engine glitch occured during an Oct. 5 launch of a Delta 4 rocket.
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Category: Air Force
Pantsir-S shots down real cruise missile
A cruise missile fired from a Tu-95MS 800 kilometers away was shot down using two missiles from a Pantsir-S short-range air defense system during tests at a practice range in northern Russia on Friday.
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Iraq signs contract for second batch of F-16s
Iraq’s Acting Defense Minister Saadun al-Dulaimi said a second contract for 18 F-16s has been signed.
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Japan to produce F-3 fighter around 2027
Aviation Week reports that Japan plans to start development of a fighter to replace its F-2 and F-15J from 2016.
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CBS interview with 2 Afghan Air Force female helicopter pilots
CBS’ David Martin has a story on the first two Afghan women to go through the U.S. Army’s helicopter flight school at Fort Rucker.
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