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December 13, 2012

NORAD Confirms North Korean Missile Launch

Indications Are The Country Deployed An Object Into Orbit

North American Aerospace Defense Command officials acknowledged Wednesday that U.S. missile warning systems detected and tracked the launch of a North Korean missile at 1949 EST Tuesday. The missile was tracked on a southerly azimuth. Initial indications are that the first stage fell into the Yellow Sea. The second stage was assessed to fall into the Philippine Sea.

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DoD To Send F-16s To Egypt As Part Of Foreign Aid Package

First Jets To Be Delivered In January

Four F-16 fighter jets are to be delivered to Egypt next month as part of an overall foreign aid package worth approximately $1 billion, and the move is causing some concern given that the recently-elected Islamic government has not shown a lot of signs of stability.

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UK Coastguard Helo Becomes Maternity Ward

Baby Delivered By Air Crew Enroute To The Hospital

Despite their best efforts to get an expectant mother to the hospital on time, the crew of a UK Coastguard helicopter found themselves delivering a baby boy as the aircraft flew from the far north of Scotland to the nearest hospital.

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X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Launched

Air Force Officials Say The Re-Usable Spacecraft Is Designed To Be In Orbit Nine Months

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched its third X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle December 11, officials said. The launch from Cape Canaveral's (FL) Launch Complex 41 comes on the heels of the successful flight of OTV-2, which made an autonomous landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, June 11 after a record 469 days in space.

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Thunderbirds Announce 2013 Show Schedule

Will Spend Part Of August And Much of September In Asia

The USAF demonstration team The Thunderbirds has released their 2013 show schedule which includes an extended tour of several Asian countries in the months of August and September.

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Blue Angels Announce 2014 Schedule

As Always, Performances Planned From Coast To Coast

It never hurts to plan ahead. The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced its show schedule for the 2014 season at the annual International Council of Airshows convention.

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