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U.S. Navy F-35C test pilots are concern over violent vertical oscillations that they experience when being catapulted off an aircraft carrier.
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Chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, took one of the oldest MiG-21 in the inventory for a solo flight lasting half an hour on Jan. 12.
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Almost a year after proposing to have its Aegis system installed on board the U.S. Navy’s next San Antonio-class Amphibious Transport Dock, Lockheed Martin says there are “some chatter and interest” coming from the Navy on that effort.
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton, USN (Official U.S. Navy Photograph) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Russian Ministry of Defense says six of its Su-24 fighter bombers have been withdrawn from Hmeymim airbase in Syria and more will follow.
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Some of the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles in the U.S. Navy’s inventory are reaching the end of their 15-year warranty period. Raytheon hopes to give those missiles new capabilities when the service puts them into a recertification program to extend their life to 30-year.
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