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MilitaryTODAY.com

 

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The military is scrambling to understand the aviation crash risk from a new 5G sale

Low-level flights like this firefighting efforts in a California Air National Guard C130-J Hercules could become a challenge if altimeters start to fail. (DoD photo)

 

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone over Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020. This integrated test follows a series of gatewayONE ground tests that began during the inaugural Air Force on-ramp in December 2019. (Tech. Sgt. James Cason/U.S. Air Force)

Here's why the Valkyrie drone couldn't translate between F-35 and F-22 jets during a recent test

 

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In this Jan. 3, 2020, file photo, the U.S. Embassy is seen across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
Iraqi officials: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad

 

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Putin marks year-end with warmonger stance

 

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un rattles his sabers

 

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Military-Today.com

 

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https://nypost.com/2020/12/22/chinese-warship-shadows-us-destroyer-in-south-china-sea-reports/

 

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Strategic Patience ..... ? OTH .. don't reward behavior you don't want to encourage.

US strategic patience no excuse to ease on China
Interesting read *****

 

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China M o D

Chinese, Russian jets probing for Korean ADIZ weak spots

 

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China-Russia bomber patrol a day after US sanctions upsets Seoul, Tokyo

 

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The sun won't set on the Reaper program for at least another year — as long as a budget bill is passed into law. (Senior Airman Stevens/U.S. Air Force)

Congress resurrects MQ-9 Reaper program, adding 16 drones for the Air Force

 

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AFT: Gasses ignite as an M1 Abrams tank fires its main gun during a Dec. 10, 2020, live fire as part of the Ready to Fight operations after arriving to the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania. (Sgt. Alexandra Shea/Army)

 

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Nice shots guys!