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A Pakistani senior military officer was killed when the Mi-17 helicopter he was in crashed during a night training mission in northern Pakistan on Feb. 29.
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NASA has selected a team led by Lockheed Martin for its Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane demonstrator.
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Credits: Lockheed Martin
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F-35As from the U.S. Air Force’s 388th and 419th fighter wings dropped laser-guided bombs at the Utah Test and Training Range for the first time on Feb. 25.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Haseltine
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A report by China Times says the incoming government for Taiwan is keen on developing an indigenous jet trainer to replace the AT-3.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Three B-52s from Barksdale Air Force Base have been deployed to Morón Air Base, Spain on Feb. 27 for a large-scale NATO training exercise.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph Raatz
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