Tokyo is mulling plans to deploy its Aegis destroyers closer to North Korea to improve the chances of intercepting a North Korean rocket.
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B-52 refueled by French tanker
Link to two pictures showing a B-52 from Minot AFB being refueled by a French aerial tanker and flying formation with French fighters.
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Lockheed Martin offers C-130XJ with maximum local content to South Africa
Lockheed Martin is offering its C-130XJ with maximum local content to the South African Air Force.
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Second X-37B coming home
Vandenberg Air Force Base has released a statement stating that the second X-37B is expected to return to Earth sometime between early- to mid-June.
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T-45 crashed, both rescued
A U.S. Navy T-45 trainer has crashed about 45 miles southwest of NAS Kingsville, both pilots ejected and were recovered.
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