By 2022, the Pentagon hopes to have 645 unmanned aircraft in its inventory.
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Day: April 12, 2012
Lockheed Martin wants to test fuel-saving techniques on C-130J
Lockheed Martin is looking for a spare C-130J from the U.S. military so that it can validate fuel-saving techniques learned from wind tunnel testing.
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RNLAF to reduce F-16 fleet to 68 aircraft
Netherlands has decided to trim its F-16s from 87 to 68 aircraft and defer a decision on the F-35 till elections are over.
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CH-146 Griffon nose art
Hit the source for pictures of nose art painted on RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopters.
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MV-22 crashed in Morocco, 2 killed
A MV-22 from USS Iwo Jima crashed in Morocco on Wednesday, killing two on board and two others injured. The aircraft was taking part in Exercise African Lion.
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