The U.S. Air Force will complete its investigation into the crash of the third X-51A Waverider in December and has decided to fly the last Boeing-built vehicle.
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Month: October 2012
Dutch independent think tank says F-35 testing should continue
A Dutch independent think tank says Netherlands should continue participating in the F-35 fighter test program because pulling out at this stage would incur substantial costs.
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Museum of Flight gets ScanEagle that played a part in resuce of Maersk Alabama
ScanEagle No. 678, one of several ScanEagles that provided real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery after Somali pirates assaulted the U.S. cargo ship Maersk Alabama, has been donated to Seattle’s Museum of Flight.
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RoKAF’s last 737 AEW&C Peace Eye delivered
The fourth and last Boeing 737 AEW&C Peace Eye modified by Korea Aerospace Industries has been delivered to the South Korean air force.
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Taiwan says F-16 upgrade sucks away big chuck of defense budget
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu said at a legislative hearing that the country may not have money to buy second-hand M1 tanks from the United States as the F-16 upgrade program has taken up a huge chuck of the defense budget.
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