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Over at Edwards Air Force Base, the 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force used a quadcopter to conduct a maintenance inspection of the exterior of a C-17 on Mar. 6.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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Speaking to Jane’s on Mar. 9, the Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MoND) said the Embraer KC-390 is being considered as adequate to progressively replace the country’s C-130.
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In an overhaul of South Korea’s air defense strategy, Seoul has decided to form a joint air defense missile command with the United States.
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China’s CCTV announced on Mar. 9 that the J-20 has entered service with the PLAAF. This is the first public announcement on the jet’s operational status.
North Korea’s launch of four Scud-ER ballistic missiles simulutaneously on Mar. 6 was a rehearsal for a potential nuclear strike against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, Jeffrey Lewis of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies said.
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