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The U.S. Navy will test the aerial refueling capability of the E-2D later this year. The first E-2D built, AA1, is now undergoing modifications at Northrop Grumman’s St Augustine facility.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Donald R. White Jr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. officials say China has deployed J-11 and JH-7 fighter bombers to Woody Island in the Paracel archipelago this week. This is not the first time those type of fighters have been deployed there.
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A woman F-15E weapon systems officer assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing achieved the rare feat of having 1,000 combat hours on the fighter-bomber during a sortie on Feb. 13.
U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller
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During a press conference on Feb. 23, the Chinese Ministry of Defense was asked to comment on a report by Center for Strategic and International Studies on radar installations under construction in the South China Sea.
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The U.S. Air Force recently flew a F-16 with another F-16 but the second jet was being flown by algorithms.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J. Scott Wilcox (U.S. Air Force photo 130919-f-ZN655-35) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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