The Texas Army National Guard has retired its last AH-64A, 90-00451, and the aircraft will return to Boeing and re-manufactured into a D model.
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Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile sensor suite completed first flight
Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) sensor suite recently completed its first flight test on board a modified Sabreliner business jet.
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Taiwan mulls extending runway in Spratlys
Taiwan’s Liberty Times said Taipei is considering extending the runway on Taiping Island, the largest island in Spratlys, by 500 meters.
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Arik Air 737 wingtip collision with Nigerian Air Force C-130
Arik Airline Boeing 737-700, 5NMJI, collided with a parked Nigerian Air Force C-130, NAF 917, at Yakubu Gowon Airpor Heipang, Jos on Saturday.
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USAF in South Korea to launch full investigation into civilians’ handcuffing
Five airmen from the 51st Security Forces Squadron at Osan Air Base have been suspended from their regular duties pending the outcome of a full investigation into their handcuffing of South Korean civilians outside their base on Jul. 5.
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