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October 26, 2016

Joint Strike Fighter an instrument of Power Projection, not just another fighter
Trento, Italy (SPX) Oct 26, 2016
America's F-35 has earned the unfair sobriquet as the nation's "worst fighter jet ever." However, this singular vision of Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike "Fighter" (JSF) as a fighter jet has failed to give credit to its capabilities when coupled with other forms of advanced technology finding their way into every nook and cranny of military arsenals and operational platforms. It is precisely this jointness, which sets it apart from 4th generation fighters (still evolving, still relevant today), and ... read more

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NATO flies first AWACS surveillance mission backing anti-IS coalition Sophisticated NATO surveillance planes have flown their first mission in support of the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. ... more		Coalition huddles as forces inch towards Mosul Iraqi forces were inching to within striking distance of eastern Mosul Tuesday as coalition defence chiefs gathered in Paris agreed to also take on the jihadists' Syrian bastion of Raqa. ... more		Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Establish Joint Venture for European Satellite Mobile Services Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window for First of Multiple iQPS Missions Spire Establishes Two-Way Optical Link Between Satellites in Orbit		Iraqi special forces evacuate villages close to Mosul The line of cars flying white flags kept on coming Tuesday as Iraqi forces began to evacuate residents of the last villages near the Islamic State group bastion of Mosul. ... more
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