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Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Air Force units from Australia and Britain wrapped up more than three weeks of joint training exercises with the U.S. Air Force and Navy at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Nearly 3,000 personnel from 39 separate units and 95 aircraft participated in the exercises from Jan. 22 to Friday in the Las Vegas metro area. Red Flag was established in 1975 for exercises between U.S. forces and allied nations. The aircraft were broken into two teams: Nellis AFB-based pilots were specifically trained for the role as adversary, or aggressor, flying different types of aircraft. The Blue Team consists of the various guest "players" in their respective aircraft. "It's been fantastic having our RAF counterparts here to showcase and participate in RedFlag 19-1," Nellis AFB posted on Twitt...

An electric car maker deserted its plan to construct a $ 1 billion manufacturing plant in southern Nevada in a move experts say could spell trouble for the company and the broader niche electric automobile businesses. Faraday Future Chief Financial Officer Stefan Krause said Monday's decision to scrap the plant was due to a shift in business strategy. The Gardena, California-based company said in a statement that it will now look for an existing facility to produce its electric vehicles in California or Nevada. Faraday Future halted work on the project outside Las Vegas last November, at the time calling the stoppage a "temporary adjustment" that wouldn't affect plans to begin production in 2018. It sunk more than $ 120 million into the project. "It can be somewhat hard to believe that a ...

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U.S., Australia, Britain conduct training aviation exercise in Nevada

Electric car maker scraps plans for $1 billion Nevada plant