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A F/A-18E from VFA-137 crashed while on final approach to land on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Celebes Sea on Apr. 21.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan P. Idle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was in Jakarta, Indonesia this week and the sale of Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods were among the 11 commercial and investment agreements announced during the visit.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Three F-35s will depart the United States today and are expected to arrive in Israel on Apr. 23. This will increase Israel’s F-35 fleet size to five aircraft.
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Photo: Israeli Air Force
Romania has requested to buy the American Patriot air defense missile system, General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, chief of the General Staff told reporters.
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A F-35C loaded with the latest 3F software configuration, has successfully guided a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb to a moving target during testing at China Lake on Mar. 29.
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Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin
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