Japan announced that it will send a C-2 cargo plane to France for the Le Bourget Airshow.
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India has placed order for around 100 SPICE 2000 bombs
News reports from India says the Air Force has placed an order with Rafael for around 100 SPICE 2000 precision-guided bombs.
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First Vietnamese student graduates from U.S. Aviation Leadership Program
An officer from Vietnam’s air force has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Aviation Leadership Program (ALP) at Columbus Air Force Base.
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USAF still figuring out whether 65th AGRS will paint their F-35As in new scheme
The U.S. Air Force is in touch with F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin to figure out a possible way to paint an aggressor paint scheme on the 65th Aggressor Squadron’s jets without compromising its stealth coating.
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USAF learning how to ‘grow’ runways
In a future near-peer conflict, the U.S. Air Force might have to disperse its aircraft to austere locations to escape enemy attacks. However, the challenge will be to create runways rapidly at these locations. One solution proposed by a team called “Project Medusa” is to use biomanufacturing to build runways.
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