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21 March

US Marine holding a dead man’s switch during hot-pit refueling training

USAF, Marines Conduct F-35A Hot-Pit Refuel Training in Japan

The US Marine Corps and the US Air Force have conducted hot-pit refueling training with the F-35A Lightning II aircraft in Japan.

21 March

Joe Saballa

US to Send Stryker Infantry Unit to Bulgaria

The US government will deploy a Stryker armored vehicle unit in Bulgaria to help NATO bolster its eastern flank.

21 March

Joe Saballa

Boeing to Offer F-15EX ‘Eagle-II’ Combat Jets to Indian Air Force

Boeing plans to submit its F-15EX Eagle-II fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition.

18 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Boeing Jam-Resistant Satellite Payload Passes Design Review

A satellite communication payload developed by Boeing for the US Space Force Protected Tactical Satcom program has passed a critical design review.

18 March

Hanan Zaffar

Japan Receives First of Three RQ-4B Global Hawks From US

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force has received its first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk drones.

18 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop Battle Command System Demonstrates Missile Interception

Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command System helped intercept ballistic and cruise missile targets during the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation conducted by the US Army.

17 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Kosovo Asks Biden to Support NATO Bid

Fearing threats to sovereignty after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Serbia's breakaway region of Kosovo appealed to US President Joe Biden to support their NATO membership.

17 March