The Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18Cs have been grounded after problems were found on the powder cartridge of the ejection seats.
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Turkey refutes Sunday Times report on air base usage by Israeli Air Force
Turkey has refuted a report by The Sunday Times that Ankara is in discussions with Israel over the use of airspace by Israeli military aircraft and use the Akıncı airbase.
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Israel developing unmanned aircraft to replace warplanes
A high-ranking Israeli officer told The Associated Press Sunday the Air Force will have drones to carry out nearly every battlefield operation executed today by piloted aircraft.
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Attack on VMA-211 made possible due to security cutbacks
The Pentagon has always maintained that the Taliban got lucky on their attack of Camp Bastion, but recent interviews of officials with direct knowledge suggests security cutbacks was the cause.
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Chinese ICBM force remains constant
The latest assessment of China’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile force by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) suggests the size has remained around 50-75 ICBMs for past three years.
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