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Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, told reporters he already has cut the flying hours for his B-52s by 10 percent in an effort to get ahead of the possible funding cuts.
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Agusta Westland has selected Thales as the supplier of compact dipping sonars to equip its Lynx light helicopters for export markets.
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Airbus Military has delivered the first of three A330 MRTT tankers to United Arab Emirates.
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According to an internal U.S. Navy memo obtained by the Washington Times, the Blue Angels could be grounded as part of a series of cuts that will be made due to sequestration.
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There are only 11 pilot-physicians in the U.S. Air Force, Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jay Flottmann is the first and only one qualified to fly the F-22.
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