French Air Force Mirage 2000s carried out air strikes in northern Burkina Faso on Oct. 4.
Photo: État-major des armées
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Day: October 6, 2018
RAND: Japan will be wasting valuable resources to operate fixed-wing aircraft carriers
Political scientist Jeffrey W. Hornung from RAND said in a commentary on DefenseOne that Japan will be wasting valuable resources in terms of manpower and money to convert the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers into fixed-wing aircraft carriers.
By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） (http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/jmp/201612.html) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing, Embraer could assemble KC-390 in U.S.
Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Oct. 1 that Boeing and Embraer are in talks to set up an assembly line to build KC-390 in the United States.
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Watch Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s flight on the T-X last fall
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg disclosed on GeekWire Summit that he flew on the T-X jet last fall. Shortly after the announcement, he posted a video of his flight on social media.
Video source: @BoeingCEO
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Canada cleared to buy 3 King Air 350ER ISR aircraft
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress on the potential sale of three King Air 350ER (extended range) aircraft with customer unique post-modifications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
By Airman 1st Class David Gurley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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