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Delays in developing the flying boom for the KC-46A is preventing the aircraft from making its maiden flight, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
Photo: Boeing
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Speaking at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2015, head of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, said China should upgrade its Air Force’s command and control system.
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Photo: RAAF
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The French Navy has cleared its NH90 NFH fleet for the anti-submarine warfare role.
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“NH-90 NATO Frigate Helikopter (NFH). 175” by Joost J. Bakker from IJmuiden – NH-90 NATO Frigate Helikopter (NFH). N 175
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Six F-16CJs from the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Fighter Squadron are in Romania from Mar. 10-27 for Exercise Dacian Warhawk.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales
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A television crew from Dutch broadcaster RTLNieuws traveled to the crash site of MH17 and found a metal fragment which they claim is from a BUK missile.
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