Belarusian Deputy Minister of Defense, Igor Lotenkov, has confirmed that his country will place an order for the Su-30SM fighter this year.
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First successful intercept for SM-3 Block IIA
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), together with the Japan Ministry of Defense, has carried out the first successful intercept of the new SM-3 Block IIA interceptor off the west coast of Hawaii.
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This outfit will protect F-35 pilots from chemical and biological agents
After a decade of planning, design, and build-up testing, the suit ensemble that will protect F-35 pilots from chemical/biological agents.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Brad White
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The second U-2 to clock 30,000 flight hours
A 48 year-old U-2 has reached 30,000 hours of flight time on Feb. 2 during a mission in the Middle East. It was the second U-2 to cross that mark.
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