The U.S. Air Force youngest B-52 bomber, tail number 1040, will be celebrating its 50th birthday this October.
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First Dutch F-35 rolls out
The first F-35 for Netherlands rolled out of the F-35 production facility on Apr. 1.
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Su-35 completed 500 test flights
Sukhoi announced that its Su-35 fighters have completed 500 flight tests.
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USAF orders Minotaur I
The U.S. Air Force has exercised an option order for a Minotaur I space launch vehicle to support the ORS-3 “Enabler” mission.
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Britain, Japan to jointly develop weapons
Japan and the U.K. are planning to jointly develop weapons, the the Mainichi Shimbun reported on Wednesday. This will be the first time that Japan has worked with a country other than the United States on military equipment.
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