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.
By Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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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.
Photo: USMC
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NAVAIR completes development testing of IFF Mode 5
PMA-213 has completed development testing of the IFF Mode 5 equipment, also known as RT-1763C/APX-111(V) Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT).
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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Romania, Thailand to buy Sniper targeting pod
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) and Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) recently selected Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for their F-16 fleets,.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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