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Boeing and Saab have completed the maiden flight of its second production-ready T-X aircraft. Lead T-X Test Pilot Steve Schmidt and Boeing Test Pilot for Air Force Programs Matt Giese took the aircraft up for an hour.
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Three F-35s were delivered to Israel on Apr. 23.
Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, will swap its P-700 Granit anti-ship missile with the newer Kalibr missile system after its refit.
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The Indian Navy is now able to launch the land attack variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. A test was conducted on Apr. 21 in which the LACM was fired from INS Teg, a guide missile frigate.
U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has determined the cause behind the crash of a B-52H bomber assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base in May 2016.