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An F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base carried out first external weapons test mission on Feb. 16. The weapons load for this mission involved carrying two AIM-9X missiles on the outboard wing stations with two GBU-31s and two AIM-120s inside the two internal weapon bays.
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The U.S. Navy plans to decommission VAW-77 on Sept. 30. The unit is based at Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans.
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Some are questioning why the Pentagon has decided to promote a former F-14 pilot who is banned from flying after shooting down a USAF RF-4C during a training exercise 25 years ago.
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The U.S. Navy is bringing back a search-and-rescue helicopter unit at NAS Lemoore after a eight-year absence.
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The Royal Navy’s Wildcat helicopter has completed trials aboard HMS Iron Duke. Over a span of twenty-days, the helicopter landed nearly 400 times on the frigate’s flight deck by day and night in various weather conditions.
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