Reuters has obtained a Pentagon document which projects the total cost to develop, buy and operate the F-35 over the next 50-plus years at $1.45 trillion.
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Month: March 2012
T-38 Talon joins 1st Fighter Wing as aggressor
T-38 Talons have joined the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base to act as aggressors for F-22 pilot training.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Cleveland
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Chile given price details for nine AH-6is
A Boeing official revealed that Chile has been given details of pricing and support for up to nine AH-6i attack helicopters.
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Mechanical failure, pilot error behind UH-1Y crash
A UH-1Y crashed in July 2011 after its drive train was destroyed by debris and the pilot’s wrong response to loss of tail rotor thrust.
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Northrop Grumman to develop atom-based magnetometer
The Office of Naval Research has selected Northrop Grumman to develop a new cost-effective atom-based magnetic sensor, or magnetometer.
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