A Russian Meridian series military communications satellite was put into orbit on Wednesday by a Soyuz-2-1a rocket.
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Ex-USMC aviator flies in a Stearman after nearly 70 years
One of the highlights of the Aviation Week air show at NAS Pensacola was a low-level flypast by a Stearman biplane with a 90-year-old former USMC aviator in the cockpit.
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House panel voted to revive F136 engine
The U.S. House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, in a voice vote, has approved language in the draft defense bill that could revive the F136 engine.
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Elta Systems plans to offer G550 CAEW to Peru
There are plans by Elta Systems to offer the Gulfstream G550 AEW&C to Peru to meet its Sivan surveillance requirement.
Indonesia deploys F-16s to secure ASEAN Summit
Indonesia has deployed one flight of F-16s to Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta to secure airspace during the ASEAN Summit.