The Pakistani Army successfully tested the Chinese HQ-7A (FM-90) SHORADS on May 11. The test was witnessed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif.
Netherlands to send student pilots to train on Italian M-346
The Royal Netherlands Air Force will send one instructor and two student pilots to the Italian Air Force for training on the M-346.
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Barksdale dedicates B-52 to Vietnam vets
The U.S. Air Force has redesign the nose art of a B-52H in honor of the veterans that served in the Vietnam war.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Daigle
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Three CV-22 Ospreys to arrive in Japan in 2017
The Pentagon announced that it will send three CV-22s to Yokota Air Base, Japan in the second half of 2017.
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U.S. Marine recycled parts to power TACAN unit using solar energy
Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ott from Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Detachment Alpha gathered old parts to put together a solar-powered box to provide electrical juice for a TACAN unit.
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