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Alexander Vershbow, deputy secretary general of NATO, said at a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, that alliance defense ministers will likely give the green light to have E-3A deployed to the Middle East to support the fight against ISIL.
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The F-35’s program manager, Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, revealed that the stealth fighter might have a new engine sometime in the next decade.
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A Republic of Korea Navy Lynx naval helicopters with three on board crashed at 8:57 p.m. on Sept. 26 during a joint exercise with the U.S. Navy.
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China announced on its Ministry of Defense website on Sept. 25 that it had dispatched more than forty aircraft, including fighters and bombers, into the Western Pacific that day.
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Sources told Aviation Week that a F-35A that caught fire at Mountain Home Air Force Base last week was most likely caused by strong tailwinds as the F135 engine was starting.
Lightning II takes off Sept. 13, 2016, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Luke
sent jets to Mountain Home AFB because it provides a unique opportunity for
developing proficiency in the destruction of surface-to-air threats at their
range complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeremy L. Mosier)
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