West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing will replace 11 of its C-5 airlifters with 8 C-17s.
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Month: February 2012
U.S. Navy still going ahead with BAMS
Despite questions raised on whether the U.S. Navy can still enjoy economies of scale with the Global Hawk for its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program, the service is still pushing ahead to buy 70 planes.
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Italy could order fewer F-35s
An Italian plan to buy 131 F-35s is in trouble as Rome plans to drop 20-30 aircraft from the order.
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Thales negotiating with Saudi for $3 billion air defense network deal
Thales is negotiating with Saudi Arabia to upgrade the kingdom’s air-defense network, the deal is expected to worth $3 billion.
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RoCAF AT-3s in mid-air collision, one crashed
Two Taiwanese Air Force Academy AT-3 trainers were involved in a mid-air collision on Friday and one crashed.
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