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Australia has been granted permission by the U.S. government to order up to 3,900 GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) for its F-35A fleet.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Staci Miller (http://www.luke.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123434914) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A newsletter published by the European Union Training Mission Mali disclosed that the African nation has taken delivery of two Mi-35M attack helicopters on Sept. 21.
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Derek Grossman, and Logan Ma at RAND analyze Chinese H-6K bomber flights around Taiwan and concluded that the “core objective appears to be strengthening the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) conventional strategic deterrence.” Hit the link below for the commentary.
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Beijing has given the green light for the Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to make a port call in Hong Kong this week, the first U.S. carrier to visit the territory in two years.
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A Ukrainian Air Force L-39 jet trainer crashed on Sept. 29, killing two of the occupants aboard.
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