Australia’s Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston announced the U.S. Navy has executed an Advanced Acquisition Contract for Australia’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
ANG B-2 pilot surpasses 1,000 hours
Lt. Col. Ryan Bailey, 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, recently joined a small group of pilots who have clocked 1000 or more B-2 flying hours.
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U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany Cannon
India bans Finmeccanica-group from future contracts
The Indian government has decided that Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries are not allowed to bid for future defense contracts.
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Video: QF-16 live fire test
Watch a surface-to-air missile being shot at a QF-16.
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Update: RoCAF IDF, Mirage 2000 scrambled four times to identify PLA Y-8s on Aug. 25
Taiwan’s military has revealed that it scrambled fighters four times on Aug. 25 to intercept PLA Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft entering its ADIZ.
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