Aviation News
Statistics released by the British Ministry of Defense show that the Royal Air Force have launched at least 39 missile strikes from MQ-9s in Afghanistan.
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HMM-774 is preparing to phase out its CH-46E Sea Knights at Naval Station Norfolk by end of this month.
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A USAF C-5B had to make an emergency landing in Massachusetts after losing cabin pressure over the Atlantic on Feb. 9.
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For the first time after reaching home waters, a MiG-29K flown by a Indian Navy pilot has landed on INS Vikramaditya.
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Reuters say the Pentagon plans to ask Congress for $4.5 billion in extra missile defense funding, spread over the next five years.
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