U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will move to block the vote of new deputy secretary of state, William Burns, unless Washington approves Taiwan’s request for 66 new F-16s.
Month: June 2011
Boeing expected to overrun KC-46 cost ceiling by as much as $300 million
Bloomberg News reported that Boeing is projected to overrun the cost ceiling in the KC-46 contract by as much as $300 million.
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Holloman will get F-16s 18 months late
F-16s slated for Holloman Air Force Base will arrive about 18 months later than originally anticipated. The F-22s will still move out as scheduled.
F-35C was grounded over wing folding mechanism
The F-35C has resumed flying on Jun. 23 after being grounded to fix a “logic fault” in the flight controls.
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Honeywell RQ-16A T-Hawk made emergency landing at Fukushima plant
A Honeywell RQ-16A T-Hawk was forced to make an emergency landing on the roof of the No. 2 reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Friday.
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