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Indonesia will finalized the plan to buy the Sukhoi Su-35 from Russia next month, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu confirmed on Mar. 4.
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On this day 80-years ago, the iconic Supermarine Spitfire took to the air for the first time with Captain Joseph “Mutt” Summers at the controls. The aircraft flew for eight-minutes.
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The Deputy Director of Warfare Integration (N8FB) at Chief of Naval Operations Staff told National Defense in an interview that the upper echelons in the Pentagon are contemplating whether the new Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS) will require a new competition.
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Paul Granger, a B-52 pilot who was shot down over Hanoi and taken captivity during Operation Linebacker II in 1972, was honored by the 560th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Mar. 3.
Photo: USAF
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The United States on Mar. 3 transferred eight UH-60A helicopters to Jordan. U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Alice G. Wells was there to witness the transfer.
Photos: U.S. State Department
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