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Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko disclosed on Jul. 20 that the navy has taken delivery of 49 Kalibr cruise missiles in the first half of the year.
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USS Essex has arrived in Hawaii and its bringing the F-35B to the island for the first time. The amphibious assault group will be training there to prepare for a Western Pacific and Middle East deployment.
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A press release by the Indian Ministry of Defense says its indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will commence sea trials in early 2020.
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The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) has started a new program that allows eligible pilots to continue flying without taking command positions.
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Lorraine Boissoneault examines the life of Soviet woman fighter ace Yekaterina Budanova and explores the issue of gender inequality in the Soviet and Russian military in this piece for Smithsonian.
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