The U.S. Air Force is on the lookout to replace or upgrade its fleet of 178 Hawker Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk jet trainers.
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Month: December 2012
65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field, Azores to drawdown
The Pentagon announced that the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal will drawdown and become an air base group by the end of fiscal year 2014.
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Canada to consider other alternatives besides F-35
Canada said Wednesday that it would reconsider plans to buy 65 F-35s and Defense Minister Peter MacKay said the government will consider other options.
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RAAF F/A-18Fs achieved Final Operational Capability
The Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft have achieved Final Operational Capability (FOC).
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Boeing demos Unmanned Little Bird to Republic of Korea Army
Boeing says the Republic of Korea Army could update its MD 500 helicopters with technology from Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird.
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