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First female F-35A pilot to fly in combat was launch off by all-female maintenance crew as well

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Capt. Emily “Banzai” Thompson has became the first female F-35A pilot to fly the jet in combat. To mark the occasion, her fighter was launch off by an all-female maintenance crew.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Emily Thompson, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, dons flight equipment at the Aircrew Flight Equipment shop on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, June 5, 2020. Thompson is the first female to fly an F-35A Lightning II into combat. She is currently deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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South Korea’s first military communications satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral for launch aboard Falcon 9 next month

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An An-124 cargo plane has delivered a Anasis 2 communications satellite on Jun. 8 to Cape Canaveral. The military communications satellite will be launch into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket next month.

Launch of Falcon 9 carrying ABS-EUTELSAT (16510241270)
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U.S. Army has tested new multi-mode seeker allowing Precision Strike Missile to attack ships and mobile radars

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An advanced multi-mode seeker has been tested by the U.S. Army at Redstone Arsenal from Jun. 2-3. This new seeker allows the Precision Strike Missile system to attack moving ships and also land-based targets such as communications vans and the mobile radars of air defenses systems.


Photo Credit: Lockheed Martin
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