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The Pentagon said on Apr. 29, a Russian Su-27 barrel-rolled over a U.S. Air Force RC-135 above the Baltic Sea. That was the second incident this month.
By Mary Kavanagh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Department of Defense said on Apr. 29 that the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has been denied a port visit to Hong Kong by the Chinese government.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force is about to complete testing of a new brake system for its F-15 fleet. Once completed, F-15C/D/E fighters will be able to make 1,400 landings before swapping out their brakes.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Ball
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An air-to-air video taken during exercise Shaheen V in Pakistan. China deployed the J-8F for the first time during this exercise.
