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Taiwan has completed works to improve the current runway at Taiping Island, the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands.
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More troubles for the Luftwaffe Eurofighter fleet as the jets are now restricted from flying with external fuel tanks attached.
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Ecuador has decided to ground its last remaining three Dhruv helicopters after four of them had crashed.
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Up till now, a laser weapon system mounted on a aircraft can only engage targets in front while flying close to the speed of sound. Lockheed Martin has overcome the barrier with its Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control (ABC) turret.
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Six F-16s and approximately 80 airmen left Poland on Oct. 14 for Israel to participate in Exercise Blue Flag.
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