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Textron AirLand may not enter the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer competition as it feels the requirements set are too high for its Scorpion to achieve.
By Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian forces has deployed the Tor-M2U air defense system in the Kuril Islands, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://www.vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/600) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Danish government has decided to deploy an air defense radar to Iraq as part of its contribution to the coalition fighting against ISIL.
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The U.S. Navy is retiring the North American T-2 Buckeye today with a final flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Frankfurter Rundschau (FR) newspaper reported that across Europe, air bases that allegedly store the American B-61 nuclear bombs are being upgraded.
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