An E-6B crew from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Wednesday.
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Iranian Air Force helicopter on medevac mission crashed
An Iranian Air Force helicopter on lease to emergency services crashed on Wednesday while on a rescue mission in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
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AC-130s starting to hunt in daylight
Better defensive equipment and long-range weapons are allowing the vulnerable AC-130 to hunt in broad daylight, Wired reports.
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U.S. to place two key space systems in Australia
The United States will move an Air Force C-band space-surveillance radar from Antigua in the West Indies to Western Australia in 2014.
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U.S. Army orders 34 additional UH-72As
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $181.8 million contract option to deliver 34 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters, bringing the total aircraft ordered to date to 312.
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