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Indonesia using fighters to wake people up during the fasting month of Ramadan

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The Indonesian Air Force says it will be conducting flight training in the predawn hours to wake people up for their sahur (predawn meal) during the fasting month of Ramadan.

An Indonesian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during the final day of exercise Cope West 18 (CW18) from Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Indonesia, March 23, 2018. CW18 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral, tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces and is designed to advance interoperability and build upon already established partnerships between the air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Ebensberger)

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BAE Systems to merge guidance sections of APKWS II into one

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Currently, the guidance section of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is split into rotatory wing and fixed wing units.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rodrigo Marquez, aviation ordnance system technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 (MALS-39) gives a period of instruction on the Advance Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) during the first ever Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course (AAMOC) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 17, 2017. AAMOC will empower Aircraft Maintenance Officers with leadership tools, greater technical knowledge, and standardized practices through rigorous academics and hands on training in order to decrease ground related mishaps and increase sortie generation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. AaronJames B. Vinculado)

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