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During a press conference at the Air Force Academy, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said he is against the idea of restarting the F-22 production line.
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The F-35B clocked its 1,000th vertical landing at NAS Patuxent River with BAE Systems test pilot Peter ‘Wizzer’ Wilson at the controls.
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VMA-211 flew its last AV-8B flight on May 6 and three days later the first two F-35Bs for the unit arrived at MCAS Yuma on May 9.
Germany’s parliament has been informed by the Ministry of Defense that Airbus intents to replace certain components in the A400M during regular maintenance and upgrades after cracks were discovered in a French aircraft.
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An official from Russian Helicopters told RIA Novosti that the company’s Mi-24K testbed will soon test speeds in excess of 240kts.
