The U.S. Air Force says it will award a Silver Star posthumously to U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers.
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Air Mobility Command looking into tablets as EFB
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command is looking into the possibility of using tablets as electronic flight bags for its aircrew.
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Su-30MKI black box found
Investigators have found the black box of the Indian Air Force Su-30MKI that crashed.
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Britain to keep RAF Akrotiri
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday that London will retain its bases at Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus.
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Obama administration wants to sell armed drone to key allies
The Obama administration has been working behind the scene to sell armed UAVs to NATO members but the idea has met resistance from Congress.
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