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Boeing has added two bypass valves to the flying boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker to fix axial load issues when refueling large aircraft.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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A press release by the Pentagon says Pyongyang launched a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile on Jul. 8 and it was detected and tracked by U.S. Strategic Command.
Photo: Rodong News
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Raytheon has secured funding to modify its ADM-160 MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) for carriage on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F.
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Industry sources told Defense News that Canada will announce the winner of the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft competition by end of this year.
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India’s indigenous Rustom 2 armed unmanned aerial vehicle will be making its first flight between Jul. 28 and Aug. 2 at the Chitradurga flight test range.
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