Medal of Honor winner Thomas Hudner has to abandon his trip to Chosin Reservoir, North Korea to search for the remains of his wingman Jess Brown.
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Netherlands takes delivery of first F-35A
The first Dutch F-35A has been handed over to the Netherlands Ministry of Defense, the aircraft will eventually be flown to Florida and stored.
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Raytheon revealed improvements to Paveway IV
Raytheon Systems is planning a series of upgrades to the Paveway IV for the UK Royal Air Force.
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Russia to upgrade three Tu-160s
A $103 million contract has been awarded to Tupolev and Kazan Aircraft Plant to upgrade three Tu-160 bombers.
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Improved Gray Eagle flown
General Atomics has flown the Improved Gray Eagle, which has increased endurance and 50-plus percent more payload carriage than Gray Eagle.
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