Aviation News
Worried that the U.S. defense industry could lose the capacity to generate new designs for military helicopters, the Pentagon said it may fund initial work on a new military helicopter in a year or two.
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The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have in principle agreed on 32 F-35 fighters under Lot 5 production.
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A maintenance officer forgot to remove a shut-off wire on a Black Eagle T-50 jet. The aircraft took off and crashed into a mountain on Nov. 15.
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Raytheon CEO William Swanson says his company is expected to recover delivery of AIM-120D to the Pentagon in mid-2013.
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CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with VMM-265 flew to Camp Kinser, Japan to await final disposition as the squadron transitions to the V-22.
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