The crash of a CF-18 while practicing for an air show in Alberta this summer was caused by an unexplained loss of thrust in its right engine.
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Boeing pays $4 million to settle lawsuit on B-1 towed decoy system
Boeing will pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit on the B-1 bomber’s towed decoy system. The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles alleged that Boeing had overcharged the Air Force for the system.
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Russia announces tender for purchase of helicopter carriers
Russian deputy defense minister Vladimir Popovkin said at the Euronaval 2010 exhibition that a tender for the purchase of amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy has started.
Mongolians arrive to train Afghan Airman
Mongolian Airmen arrived at Kabul International Airport, recently, to help NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan train Afghan Airman. The Mongolians can connect to the Afghans on certain levels such as language and culture that U.S. troops and other coalition troops cannot.
50 U.S. ICBMs went offline on Saturday
On Saturday, fifty nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming went offline temporarily.
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