The Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for the F/A-18 successfully completed its first flight on Feb. 11.

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China’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Hongdu L-15 advanced jet trainer has entered production.
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U.S. Army Major Seneca Peña-Collazo concluded in his thesis for the School of Advanced Military Studies that women pilots in the Army operate aircraft more safely than their male counterparts.
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During a recent Air Base Ground Defense training in California, the U.S. Marine Corps evaluated a new unmanned ground vehicle to secure the airfield.

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USMC Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y pilot, received the British Distinguished Flying Cross at the British Embassy in Washington, Feb. 12.
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