Canada has been recruiting former Royal Air Force pilots that have been laid-off and the first ex-RAF pilot has joined the RCAF in November.
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Proton K makes last flight with Oko-class early warning satellite as payload
The Proton K rocket made its last flight after 45 years of service by carrying a Russian Oko-class early warning satellite into space on Mar. 30.
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Russian Air Force to set up Yak-130 aerobatics team by 2015
Russian Air Force commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin announced on Friday that a new aerobatics team flying the Yak-130 will be set up by 2015.
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FedEx’s 767-300F will help reduce risks for KC-46
Boeing will tap into its experience producing FedEx’s 30 767-300F freighters to mature its production line for the KC-46.
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Pentagon quietly deploys SBX ahead of North Korean rocket test
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) left Pearl Harbor on Mar. 23 but the U.S. military will not officially say the radar is being deployed to monitor North Korea’s rocket launch next month.
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