The U.S. Marine Corps has resumed flights of its F-35Bs with four arriving in NAS Patuxent River from NAS Yuma.
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BAE Systems starts upgrade of South Korean F-16s
BAE Systems has begun to upgrade the first two of 134 RoKAF F-16s. Modification work is being carried out at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
AN/ASQ-236 AESA SAR pod tested on B-52
A B-52 assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing was used to test the AN/ASQ-236 AESA synthetic aperture radar pod on Apr. 21. Previously only the F-15E is cleared to carry the pod.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele
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Iraqi helicopter crashes during airborne assault on Tikrit
An eye witness in Tikrit said three Iraqi military helicopters launched an airborne special forces assault in the city on Jun. 26 and one crashed-landed.
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First four of 21 UH-1 helicopters for Philippines arrived home
Four UH-1 helicopters for the Philippine Air Force have arrived at Clark airport on Jun. 21.
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