The U.S. Air Force announced that the F-22 has resumed normal flight operations and restriction to remain within a 30-minute flying distance from a suitable airfield has been removed.
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South Korea plans to buy and integrate TAURUS on F-15K
South Korea’s defense minister told a parliamentary committee that Seoul plans to buy the TAURUS KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missile for its F-15K fleet.
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USAF F-16 crash in Afghanistan, one killed
A U.S. Air Force F-16 has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing the pilot, on Apr. 3.
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China released names of pilots killed in Su-27UBK crash
China’s Ministry of National Defense has released the names of two Su-27UBK pilots killed in a crash on Mar. 31 in Shandong.
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F-15SA will have its flight envelope re-certified
With its new fly-by-wire flight control systems and weapons stations one and nine activated, the Boeing F-15SA will have to get its flight envelope re-certified again.
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