Aviation News
Red Flag 17-3 starts today and runs till Jul. 28. For this U.S.-only iteration, the F-35A from the Air Force and F-35B from the Marine Corps will be participating together for the first time.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Eurofighters from Italy arrived in Bulgaria on Jul. 7 and will be staying in the country till October for joint air policing of airspace with the Bulgarian Air Force.
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Photo: Bulgaria Armed Forces
The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed San Diego Jul. 7 for the Middle East.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosalie Chang [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Speaking to reporters on the sideline of the G20 summit in Germany, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Canberra is developing a missile defense program to protect its forces.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) confirmed to Reuters that it will be carrying out a test in the coming days to intercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile target using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
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