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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced on May 29 that the Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1 conducted on the same day has failed.
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Lockheed Martin has carried out flight testing of the Sniper pod on the Super Hornet. This is to fulfill a requirement by Kuwaiti Air Force to have the pod working on the Super Hornets it had ordered.
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A Russian Su-30SM crew ejected from their fighter while it was still on the ground on May 22. A ground crew was injured by the blast of the rocket motor from the seat.
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