The U.S. Air Force last month completed testing of a method to save fuel by having a formation of C-17 fly close to each other.
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Day: August 14, 2013
F-15SE close to matching F-X III price ceiling
According to Korea Times, Boeing’s F-15SE is reportedly being closest to the ceiling price set by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration for the FX III fighter competition.
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U.S. Forest Service finds C-27J has low fire retardant carrying capacity
An analysis commissioned by the U.S. Forest Service on the C-27J found that the cargo plane cannot carry the 2,000 gallon minimum fire retardant required for a medium tanker asset.
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Predator B Electronic Attack capability tested
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems says it has successfully tested the Predator B’s Electronic Attack capability at the USMC’s Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course held at MCAS Yuma on April 12.
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Photo: Taiwan’s CSIST unveils first VTOL UAV
Taiwan’s Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology will unveil its first VTOL unmanned aircraft, dubbed Mystic Eye, at the 2013 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition.
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