461 FLTS brought all 3 F-35 variants together to hunt for GBADS

At Edwards Air Force Base, the 461st Flight Test Squadron is employing all three variants of the F-35 to test whether each variant’s on board Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) could talk to each other during a hunt for Ground Based Air Defense System.

F-35 Lightning II variants in flight near Eglin AFB 2014
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing says new Air Force One could be cheaper if requirements are reduce

Boeing employees have spoken to the Trump transition team, telling them that the costs of renewing the Air Force One fleet could be cheaper if the U.S. Air Force and Secret Service reduce its requirements for converting the aircraft.

Air Force One over Mt. Rushmore
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