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Carlisle ready to send F-35A into combat this year

Posted on July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 by alert5

Commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, told reporters in Washington that he is ready to send the F-35A into combat this year once the jet achieved Initial Operating Capability.

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B-1, B-52, Su-22, Tornado to join this year’s Exercise Ample Strike

Posted on July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 by alert5

Czech officials disclosed that the U.S. Air Force will send its B-1 and B-52 bombers to participate in this year’s iteration of Ample Strike.

By SSgt. Jerry Morrison, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian Ministry of Defense to continue funding of SR-10

Posted on July 15, 2016 by alert5

The Russian Ministry of Defense had a meeting last month to discuss the future of the SR-10 forward-swept-wing jet trainer and it was decided that the state will continue to provide scientific and technical support.

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Has China lost control of its first space station?

Posted on July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 by alert5

Data compiled by an amateur satellite tracker suggests China may have lost control of its first space station – Tiangong-1 – and China might not be able to properly deorbit the space lab and bring it back to Earth in the ocean or in an unpopulated area.

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