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A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 went supersonic during a scramble on Jul. 29 at around 2:50pm local time. The sonic boom was heard in the city of Lausanne.
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Peter Gronemann from Switzerland [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Pentagon announced on Jul. 29 that it will be giving $167 million to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC to convert 263 AGM-88B anti-radiation missiles into 260 AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds and 3 Captive Air Training missiles.
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Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told Philippine News Agency that pilots and maintenance personnel are now in Jordan to train on operating the AH-1 attack helicopter.
By SSGT MIKE HAGGERTY – USAF (VIRIN: DF-ST-86-07644) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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At the Senate confirmation hearing for Gen. John Hyten, it was disclosed that the U.S. Air Force has only six fully mission-capable B-1B bombers.
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U.S. lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of delaying the sale of F-16s to Taiwan whilst it tries to negotiate a trade deal with China.
Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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