Supporters of the F135 engine accused the U.S. Air Force of trying to resurrect the F136 alternative engine using the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) program.
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Month: May 2012
All F-22s to be retrofitted with backup oxygen system by mid-2014
The U.S. Air Force will finish installing a backup oxygen system for the F-22 only by mid-2014.
[thumb]http://www.dailypress.com/news/military/dp-nws-raptor-changes-20120518,0,6806704.story[/thumb]
USMC getting Switchblade UAV
The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing to procure the Switchblade UAV in order to give its troops the ability to quickly strike soft targets.
[thumb]http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/05/marine-switchblade-kamikaze-drone-strick-ied-teams-051512w/[/thumb]
U.S. Ambassador to Israel: U.S. ready to use military force to stop Iran from getting nuke bomb
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro says the Obama administration is ready to use military action to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
[thumb]http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-ready-attack-iran-ambassador-israel/story?id=16368610#.T7WfZ1Krio4[/thumb]
Two PAF Mushshak collided in mid-air
Four pilots from the Pakistan Air Force were killed when their Mushshak single-engine aircraft collided in mid-air over Rashkai.
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