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The U.S. government has finally agreed to do the final clean-up of the Palomares B-52 crash site in southern Spain, nearly fifty years since the bomber collided with a refueling tanker.
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A Cyprus Mi-35 attack helicopter returning from an exercise severed two power cables in the Nikoklia area in Paphos. Although the helicopter landed safely at its base, the incident started a fire at the scene.
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Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) has started making the cabins and other miscellaneous parts that will go into the Sikorsky VH-92A fleet.
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Taurus has revealed plans to modify the KEPD 350 standoff cruise missile and mount it on the KAI FA-50, the company told IHS Jane’s.
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The 489th Bomb Group was reactivated on Oct. 17 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, exactly 70 years after it was inactivated after World War II.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quay Drawdy
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