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Separation testing of the B61-12 nuclear bomb has started on the F-16 platform. An F-16 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron released an inert bomb at the Nellis Test and Training Range Complex on Mar. 14.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brandi Hansen
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A U.N. expert team has concluded that parts needed to make North Korea’s missiles and rockets work are supplied by firms from China.
By Sungwon Baik / VOA (North Korea Rocket Launch – Photo Galleries) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The first combat employment of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb has taken place in Afghanistan on Apr. 13.
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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It has emerged that Mali has placed an order for the Mi-35M attack helicopter. This photo was taken last month at Rostvertol plant in Rostov-on-Don.
Seapower magazine spoke to the team at General Atomics (GA) which is competing for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A unmanned aerial tanker program and they are confident that the company’s Sea Avenger solution will meet the navy’s needs.
By MC1 Peter D. Lawlor [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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