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NASA plans to conduct its Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study from U-Tapao airport in Thailand this August and chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey has refuted rumors that the study is a military mission in disguise.
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The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday questioned whether Lockheed Martin is keeping high standards of production for the F-35.
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A F-22 pilot, on his second flight, experienced a “ground incident” at about 5 p.m. last Thursday that put the jet out of action.
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North Korean fighter jets have been flying near the border with South Korea since mid-May. Up to 50 flights occurred each day and two to three flights were just 20 to 50 kilometers from the border.
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AH-1W Cobra and UH-1N Huey helicopters from HMLA-269 had a chance to fly a simulated live-fire counterattack with the Jordanian Air Force AH-1Fs during Exercise Eager Lion 12 on May 24.
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