Aviation News
A RAF Sea King flew in poor weather conditions to evacuate the Duke of Edinburgh to a hospital on Wednesday. It landed four times but was unable to get close enough to the ambulance.
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Fourteen Stinger missiles are now in the hands of the Free Syrian Army, Al-Arabiya television reported on Friday.
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U.S. military officials have confirmed that the P-8A will replace the P-3 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan next year.
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Belgian lost an F-16 near the town of Peer on Aug. 16 after hitting a flock of birds. The pilot ejected safely.
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