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The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration announced on Aug. 28 that two qualification flight tests of B61-12 gravity bombs were carried out at Tonopah Test Range, Nevada on Aug. 28.
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A story by Reuters has revealed the identity of the U.S. Air Force F-15E pilot who shot down a Iranian Shahed 129 drone over Syria on Jun. 8.
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Four Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) F-15K fighter-bombers drop a total of eight Mk-84 2,000lb bombs at the Pilseung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon on Aug. 29.
The Krasnodar Military Aviation School in Russia recently held a recruitment drive for female pilots.
The Israeli government has signed the necessary paperwork for a follow-on order of 17 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
By Major Ofer, Israeli Air Force רס”ן עופר, חיל האוויר הישראלי (Israeli Air Force) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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