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The U.S. Air Force’s oldest C-130, a HC-130P with tail number 62-1863, was flown to the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Mar. 3.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman
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New Zealand’s new SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite has made its first flight at RNZAF Base Auckland today. The crew were CDR Owen Rodger, LT Ben Melville and LT Mark Sharples.
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Photos: RNZAF
A new photo suggest the CJ-10 Land Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) is officially designated as DF-10. This is unusual as the DongFeng series has so far consist of ballistic missiles.
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Photo: Chinese Internet
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Dutch lawmakers have cleared the government to go ahead for the first production batch of eight F-35As.
“RNLAF F-35 F-001 01” by US Air Force / Ministerie van Defensie – bron: Ministerie van Defensie.. Licensed under CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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The U.S. Navy has decided that USS Howard (DDG-83); USS McCampbell (DDG-85); USS Mustin (DDG-89); USS Chafee (DDG-90); USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) will not receive the Baseline 9C Aegis Combat System upgrade that is required for Ballistic Missile Defense mission.
“USS Howard DDG-83” by U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Richard R. Waite (RELEASED) – U.S. Navy source: U.S. Navy NewsStand Photo ID 040829-N-1513W-105. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.