Headlines of: Saturday 21 October, 2006
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Sat Oct 21st, 2006 | military.com

Air Force Special Operations Command officials are eying a new fleet of small airlifters that could ferry small groups into nations where an obvious U.S. military presence might breed political problems for the host government, a senior AFSOC official says.
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Sat Oct 21st, 2006 | signonsandiego.com

WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman officials confirmed yesterday that they would offer their Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle for a Navy surveillance program.
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Sat Oct 21st, 2006 | edwards.af.mil

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Test parachutists from the 418th Flight Test Squadron recently performed 10 jumps to test a new parachute system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.