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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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A single hydraulic component failure caused a B-2A stealth bomber to crash-land at Whiteman Air Force Base in December 2022, resulting in more than $300 million in aircraft damage, according to a U.S. Air Force investigation report released on Aug. 5.
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The United States Air Force has awarded a retired F-16 Thunderbird demonstration aircraft to Union Local High School in Ohio, marking the first time the service has provided an authentic Thunderbird jet to a civilian educational institution rather than to military bases or state museums.
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L3Harris Technologies has received a $300 million contract from Italy to deliver two Gulfstream G550 aircraft modified for electromagnetic warfare operations, marking the first U.S. government-approved sale of the EA-37B system to an international ally.
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For over four decades, the United States Air Force has struggled to replace its aging trainer aircraft fleet. A new article by Tony R. Landis of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command History Office reveals how management failures doomed the T-46A program while the T-7A faces similar challenges but different circumstances in its quest to finally modernize pilot training.
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