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Water contamination in hydraulic fluid caused ice formation that led to the Jan. 28 crash of an F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, resulting in a $196.5 million total loss, according to an Air Force accident investigation board report released this week.
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Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, a unit of Textron Inc., secured a task order worth up to $7.82 million to provide chase flight support services for F-16 aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales program, the company announced Aug. 18.
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South Korea is preparing for intense negotiations over military alliance costs during President Lee Jae-myung’s upcoming Washington summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, with Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft potentially playing a key role in the discussions after a recent trade deal deliberately sidestepped the contentious defense funding issue.
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The Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted anti-ship training exercises in waters near the Senkaku Islands in June, timing the training to coincide with the deployment of two Chinese Navy aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean, according to a report by the Yomiuri Shimbun citing government sources and defense ministry officials.
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The U.S. Air Force announced it will not proceed with the planned beddown of 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15 aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, despite completing a comprehensive environmental review and beginning major infrastructure construction at the Pacific installation.
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