British Prime Minister David Cameron has secured an agreement the government of Myanmar to locate and return twenty buried Spitfires back to Britain.
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JTAC awarded Air Force Cross
Capt. Barry F. Crawford Jr., a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, was awarded the Air Force Cross during a Pentagon ceremony Apr. 12 for his actions in Afghanistan in 2010.
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C-130 carrying Australia’s defense minister came under rocket attack in Afghanistan
A C-130 carrying Australia’s defense minister was about to take-off at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan when the air base came under rocket attacks.
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Canada plans to phase out Air Defence Anti-Tank System
Official documents leaked to the Ottawa Citizen revealed Canada’s intention to phase out the Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS).
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Lockheed Martin wants to test fuel-saving techniques on C-130J
Lockheed Martin is looking for a spare C-130J from the U.S. military so that it can validate fuel-saving techniques learned from wind tunnel testing.
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