The U.S. Air Force has asked Lockheed Martin to bring two Defense Meteorological Support Program (DMSP) military weather satellites out of storage and prepare them for launch into space.
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USAF has backlog of data collected by drones
U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told reporters that his service decided to cut back the number of MQ-9s for the proposed 2013 budget as his people is struggling with analyzing a backlog of data collected by drones.
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India’s second Embraer AEW&C makes maiden flight
India’s second indigenous Embraer Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft has made its maiden flight on Apr. 4 at Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo in Brazil.
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104th Fighter Wing deploying to Southwest Asia
F-15Cs from the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing will deploy to Southwest Asia along with the 159th Fighter Wing from Louisiana Air National Guard.
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Voyager leaking fuel when refueling Eurofighter, Tornado
Britain’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that its Voyager aerial refueling tanker is leaking fuel when connected with RAF Tornado and Eurofighter.
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