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China-Japan tension over disputed islands takes to the sky
BEIJING -- Chinese and Japanese fighter planes tailed each other over a disputed cluster of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, raising alarm that a miscalculation could set off an armed confrontation. Chinese military authorities ordered two J-...
Tags: Shinzo Abe, Aerospace Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Beijing (China), China
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Dave Barry's 2012 Year in Review
It was a cruel, cruel year — a year that kept raising our hopes, only to squash them flatter than a dead possum on the interstate. Example: This year the "reality" show "Jersey Shore," which for six hideous seasons has been a compelling argument...
Tags: Stephen King, Music, New Products, The Miami Herald, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iran Says it Took 'Decisive' Action Against U.S. Drone
CNNWASHINGTION -- Iran said it took "decisive" action after a U.S. drone entered Iranian airspace in the Persian Gulf last week, a commander said. "Iran will use all its capabilities, including the relevant international agencies, to follow up on this case,...Tags: Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tehran (Iran), Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces
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After attack on U.S. drone, Iran commander backs right to defend territory
CNNIran defended its right to "confront" incursions into its territory after the Pentagon said two Iranian jets fired on an unmanned U.S. Air Force drone last week. "The armed forces will respond decisively to any act of transgression," Maj. Gen. Seyed...Tags: Iran, Kuwait, U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, CNN (tv network)
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Air Force Says F-22 Oxygen Problem is Solved
Channel 2 NewsThe Air Force believes that it's solved the years-long mystery of why F-22 pilots have suffered potentially dangerous, hypoxia-like symptoms aboard the world's most advanced jet fighter. And the answer is so insanely simple, some Congressmen don't...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Lungs and Airways, NASA, U.S. Air Force
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Marine Harrier fighter jet crashes in east county; pilot OK
Staff WritersFELICITY —- An AV-8B Harrier fighter jet carrying live ordnance crashed Wednesday near here, making this at least the seventh Harrier to crash in eastern Imperial County since 1996. The pilot involved in Wednesday’s crash ejected safely, a...Tags: Duncan Hunter, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, Explosions, Military Equipment
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Harrier crash likely due to mechanical failure
Staff WriterFELICITY — The Marine AV-8B Harrier fighter jet that crashed here Wednesday likely went down due to mechanical failure, according to early findings, a Marine Corps Air Station Yuma spokeswoman said. The pilot, who has not yet been identified, was...Tags: Military Equipment, Los Angeles Times, Armed Forces
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U.N. confirms Syrian forces are using warplanes in Aleppo
World NowThe Syrian military has deployed fighter jets to attack rebel positions in the northern battleground city of Aleppo, the United Nations confirmed Wednesday.... -
Preview: 'World of Warplanes'
Video Game ReviewsGamerLive.tv Due to the rise in popularity of free to play PC games, more and more niche titles are being made because now developers know the market is there. However, just because flight combat works well in single player games, doesn't mean it will in...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment
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In Iran, columnist offers tough talk about Syria
World NowIranian columnists slams international opposition to Syria: As battles rage across Syria, the crisis has provoked a renewed round of saber-rattling in Iran, President Bashar Assad's staunchest international ally. An influential columnist in an Iranian... -
Close call! F-15 fighter jet forces small plane to land
KIAHThis story sounds like a scene out of Top Gun. An F-15 fighter jet was caught on camera buzzing by a small plane near Long Island, New York. Talk about close call! Believe it or not it was actually done on purpose. You see, the fighter jet was...Tags: Long Island, Barack Obama, Military Equipment
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Florida air shows abound this fall
One of my most treasured memories from many years of reporting was the chance to ride with the Blue Angels in the early 1990s.
An excursion in a fighter jet — even my truncated media flight — trumps any roller coaster ride on the planet. I'...Tags: Homestead, Embry-Riddle University
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