The 17th Air Force was inactivated on Friday as part of a larger reorganization across the service to cut costs.
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Category: Air Force
Boeing peddles CH-47 to Israel
Boeing is trying to entice Israel with a version of its CH-47 to replace the IAF’s CH-53s.
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Taiwan military tests ability to defend air base against paratroop attack
Female paratroopers dropped into Hsinchu air force base in northern Taiwan on Thursday in a drill to test the military’s response to an airborne invasion.
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Russia to develop and build missile early warning satellites
Russia’s First Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Sukhorukov said on Thursday that Moscow has signed contracts to develop and build missile early warning satellites.
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Snag by Su-30MKI caused flight delays at Pune
Civilian flight schedules at Pune airport were disrupted after a Indian Air Force Su-30MKI skidded off the runway while landing.
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