Maj. Rachael Winiecki, 461st Flight Test Squadron, became the first female F-35 developmental test pilot on Dec. 14.
U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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Two Mi-25s for Afghanistan to be delivered in March
Two Mi-25 gunships that Indian is procuring for Afghanistan will be delivered by Belarus in March.
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Sale of Israeli F-16s to Croatia has failed
Israeli media outlets are reporting that the sale of surplus F-16s to Croatia has failed to get clearance from the United States and senior officials will travel to Central Europe this week to inform the Croatian Ministry of Defense.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian early warning satellite caught on video as it burns up over New Zealand
Kosmos 2430, a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite, deorbit on Jan. 5 over North island of New Zealand.
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Japan to retire its RF-4E by end of next March
501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Japan’s sole tactical reconnaissance squadron, will give up its RF-4Es by end of fiscal year 2019, Yomiuri Shimbun reports.
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航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons
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