Alert 5

Reuters: South Korea expected to place order for 40 F-35s

Two sources said Seoul is expected to green light an order for 40 F-35s with options for 20 when the Joint Chiefs meet on Nov. 22.

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McConnell Air Force Base tanker crew members get their first look at the new KC-46A through a demonstrator.

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USS Fort Worth is the first littoral combat ship (LCS) to launch a UAV. The ship launch and recovered a MQ-8 Fire Scout over a period from Nov. 5-13.

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DARPA has issued a solicitation for the initial phase of the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program.
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Chinese aviation enthusiats have compiled a detail walk around of the Chengdu J-10. Descriptions are in mandarin though.

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