The JSF Integrated Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base has started a series of tests to assess the tail hook of the F-35A.
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Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS)-Romania operationally certified
The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) in Romania was declared as operationally certified in a ceremony held in Deveselu, May 12.
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L-3 to convert Cessna 208B into ISR platforms for Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Philippines
North American Surveillance Systems and L-3 Communications Corp. have both been awarded separate contracts to modify Cessna 208B turboprop aircraft into intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms for Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Philippines.
By Lieutenant Colonel Scott Voskovitch (Kirkuk Regional Air Base Public Affaris) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. veteran fighter pilots had reunion with Vietnamese counterparts in Hanoi
The largest gathering of American and Vietnamese fighter pilots from the Vietnam War took place at Intercontinental Hotel, Hanoi on Apr. 13.
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Afghan Air Force A-29s have flown more than 260 sorties since January
In an email statement to Military.com, NATO’s Resolute Support headquarters said Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots have flown more than 260 sorties since arriving home in January.
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