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The U.S. Army has placed one of the two JLENS in strategic reserve. This means combatant commanders around the world can have the air defense system deployed to their area of operations.
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The Royal Australian Air Force has refuted a media report saying a C-17 pilot failed to land the aircraft after three attempts.
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The U.S. Navy will retire its last Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner with VT-86 in August. One single T-39D will remain in service with VX-31.
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Breaking Defense was told that the F-35A fire at Eglin Air Force Base on Jun. 23 was an isolated incident and will not affect the entire fleet.
Mexico has requested a possible sale of 5 UH-60M Black Hawks for an estimated cost of $225 million.
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