There were nineteen times Red Arrows crew could have spotted a safety risk of the ejection seat on a Hawk T1 before it killed Flt Lt Sean Cunningham.
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RQ-4 deploying to Misawa from May to October
35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan announced that two RQ-4s will deploy there from May to October.
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U.S. Navy planning 8-month carrier cruise
When the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group deploys next November, the sailors on board are expected to be at sea for eight months.
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Sukhoi’s 2014 calendars welcome Chinese Year of the Horse
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New Zealand orders Beechcraft T-6C
New Zealand has decided to replace its Beech King Air aircraft with the T-6C. Helene Quilter, Secretary of Defence and Russ Bartlett, President of Beechcraft Inc., signed the contract at New Zealand Defence House in Wellington on Jan. 24.
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