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The Guinness World Records has confirmed that the flight of 32 OH-58D Kiowas over Fort Bragg and Fayetteville on Apr. 30 is the largest helicopter formation flight.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Eric Doe
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The Spanish Air Force’s Eurofighter has made its first drop of the GBU-48 dual-mode GPS and laser guided bomb.
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Photo: Spanish Ministry of Defense
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A specially-configured Canadian C-130 is now based at Tiksi airport in the Russian region of Yakutia and the aircraft is flying observation flights over Russian territory from Jul. 4-9 under the Open Skies Treaty.
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By Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (20151026_christian.timmig_TO_and_Landings_04) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Pentagon on Jul. 1 awarded a contract to Raytheon for 660 AIM-9X Block II missiles and some of these air-to-air weapons are destined for Japan, Norway and Taiwan.
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U.S. Navy photo
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A Republic of Korea Navy P-3 maritime patrol plane arrived at Atsugi, Japan on Jul. 4 for bilateral training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
By Lord Mountbatten (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons