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A Promark Drone P70-CW was found abandoned on a taxiway inside NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base by a F-16 pilot on Jan. 6.
By Capt Brian Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Capt. Emily Grabowski, a U.S. Air Force spokeswoman, has confirmed to Bloomberg that the GBU-57 has gotten a fourth upgrade and the new variant is being deployed in the service.
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TASS is reporting that the Tu-160M2 strategic bomber has made its maiden flight last week and flight trials are underway.
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A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z attack helicopter was forced to make a precautionary landing in Tonaki Village, Okinawa on Jan. 23. This is the third such incident involving a USMC helicopter in Okinawa prefecture.
Brazilian daily Folha says CEO of Saab, Hakan Buskhe, will tell Brazil’s Defense Minister Raul Jungmann on Jan. 25 that his company could cancel the contract to supply Gripen fighters if there is a tie-up between Boeing and Embraer.
Photo: Saab, CC0
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