Former Thunderbird 4, Maj. Nick Krajicek, is returning to the team to replace Maj. Stephen Del Bagno. Del Bagno was killed in a F-16 crash on Apr. 4.
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Indian Air Force chief says “significant increase” in Chinese fighter deployments in Tibet
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has raised concerns over “significant increase” in Chinese deployment of fighters in Tibet.
Tu-22M3M to fly in August
CEO of the Tupolev told TASS recently that his company will flight test the modernized Tu-22M3M supersonic bomber in August.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (TU-22M3) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwanese media claims B-52s carried out mock cruise missile strikes on China
Taiwan’s United Daily News cited an anonymous ‘military expert’ as saying that two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers approached the southern coast of China on Apr. 24 to practice the launch of cruise missiles into the country.
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Marines are sharing F-35 operational lessons with other services over the phone
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has criticized the way the Marine Corps is sharing the lessons it learned from deploying the F-35B overseas with other services.
By Cpl. Donato Maffin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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