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The F-35B has successfully verified its Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) integration capbility by helping a Aegis system engage an over-the-horizon target using a SM-6 missile.
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Photo by Drew Hamilton
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has published its preliminary report into the loss of a TA-4K operated by Draken International at Nellis Air Force Base on Aug. 18.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk ‘N141EM’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Africa’s Defense Minister Nosiviwe Masipa-Nqakula announced plans to update the country’s indigenous Rooivalk attack helicopter during the African Aerospace and Defence Show in Pretoria on Sept. 13.
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A Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter caught fire while taking off at Ambala air base on Sept. 13. The pilot escaped to safety.
“IAF Jaguar” by SSGT Mathew Hannen, USAF, uploaded by User:Chanakyathegreat – Transfered from en:wikipedia, its description page is/was here and originally from [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Middle East Eyes has obtained copies of radio conversations between UAE military pilots and Libyans loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar.
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