The U.S. Navy successfully tested two SM-3 Block 1B interceptors that were equipped with a modified third-stage rocket motor nozzle on May 25 and 26.
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It’s official. V-22 to get airborne refueling role
The Pentagon on May 26 awarded a $58 million contract to the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office in order for the latter to develop and integrate the V-22 aerial refueling system for the MV-22.
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Pentagon says Chinese intercept of EP-3 violated agreement
DoD spokesman Bill Urban told Reuters that the Chinese J-11 intercept of a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plane over South China Sea on May 17 had violated an agreement on rules and behaviors during such encounters by both sides.
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Deliveries of KC-46A delayed, Milestone C in August
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have concluded that the former will not be able to deliver the KC-46A to units in the spring of 2017 and will now schedule it for late summer or early fall of next year.
Photo credit: John Parker, Boeing
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IAF Su-30MKIs in UAE for Exercise Desert Eagle
Apparently, the Indian Air Force Su-30MKIs returning home from Ex. Red Flag Alaska are now in the UAE for Exercise Desert Eagle. The war game commenced on May 24 and will end on Jun. 3.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense