A USAF Predator crew had to intentionally crash the drone into the mountain in Afghanistan after the UAV experienced engine failure.
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Japan will have to pay 50% more for F-35
Japan will now have to pay 15.4 billion yen per aircraft for the F-35. The original quote was 9.9 billion yen each and it later went up to 10.2 billion. Now the price has soared another 50 percent.
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NAS Fallon could become testing center for UAVs
Nevada’s governor Brian Sandoval revealed that the Pentagon and FAA are studying a proposal to include NAS Fallon in a “package” with Creech Air Force Base and the Nellis Test Ranges in Southern Nevada into one of seven centers of excellence for testing and development of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Taiwan lawmakers visit U.S. to lobby for F-16C/Ds
A group of Taiwanese legislators have departed for United States where they will lobby for the sale of F-16C/D fighters.
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F-16 crash in Utah this May could have been averted
The crash of a F-16C in Utah this May have been attributed to a faulty fan blade that inspectors should have pickup during installation in 2004.
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