The U.S. Air Force is about the cancel the Blue Devil Block 2 airship program just as its about to make its maiden flight.
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Day: March 3, 2012
U.S. Air Force looking at few locations to house F-35
The U.S. Air Force plans to base the F-35A at only over thirty locations to cut down on infrastructure costs down the road.
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No plans to start VXX
The Pentagon has yet to find a “cost-effective” solution for the VXX Presidential Helicopter program, the Government Accountability Office said.
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Multi-year purchase of V-22, CH-47 will save money
The Pentagon’s acting acquisition chief told Congress that multi-year purchase of the V-22 and CH-47F will lead to substantial savings.
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AAI, CSC and Insitu to compete for U.S. Navy UAV contracts
The U.S. Navy has awarded AAI, CSC and Insitu contracts to replace the ScanEagle UAV. The three companies will compete to provide the Navy with UAV ISR services till 2017.
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