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The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas has completed the production of the last W80-1 Alteration (Alt) 369 nuclear warhead.
Photo: Sandia National Laboratory
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A group of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) aircrew students have started their training to operate the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
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U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps joint terminal attack controllers participated in a joint training exercise with Italian Air Force Eurofighters at Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait on May 26.
Two aviators from the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s 302nd Squadron achieved a combined 9,000 flight hours on the same flight out of Fort Hood on Jun. 2.
Brandy Cruz, Fort Hood Public Affairs
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Raytheon has secured a $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for F-15 under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award on Jun. 9.
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