The X-37B has been cleared for it’s third mission in space, it will be placed in orbit using a Atlas 5 on Dec. 11.
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Day: December 11, 2012
Switzerland to pay less for Gripens
Swiss public broadcaster SF reported that Switzerland will pay 100 million Swiss francs ($107 million) for each Gripen fighter, this is 15 to 30 percent below the level Sweden itself has agreed to pay for the planes.
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RoCAF F-16s pilots were invited to RED FLAG 12-4
It has been revealed that RoCAF F-16 pilots were invited by the Pentagon to participate in RED FLAG 12-4.
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First HMX-1 MV-22 to be delivered in early 2013
The first MV-22 is on schedule to be delivered to HMX-1 in early 2013, the U.S. Navy announced.
Aircraft 209, the fourth MV-22 to be assigned to HMX-1 awaits attachment of the tail empennage on the Bell V-22 assembly plant production floor in Amarillo, Texas, Dec. 1.
Photo courtesy of Bell-Boeing
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