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Maj. Naoki Morimoto, a flight test engineer, and Maj. Haruhiku Naganawa, test pilot, from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had the opportunity to fly the F-16 and T-38 at Edwards Air Force Base on Sept. 26.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong
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The new NK-32 02 series engine for the modernized Tu-160M2 strategic bomber is undergoing testing by United Engine Corporation, TASS reports.
By Sergey Lysenko (http://russianplanes.net/id122395) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Four F-16s from the Portuguese Air Force have been in Romania since Sept. 18 for exercise Falcon Defense 2017.
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Photo: NATO/Matos Pires
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According to Interfax, the Russia military has decided to cut the budget for the overhaul and modernization of aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
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The U.S. Air Force has selected both Lockheed Martin and Rockwell Collins for the upgrade of the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS). The ALCS allows the U.S. Navy’s E-6B to launch ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles via radio.
By United States Air Force (625th Strategic Operations Squadron) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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