The first fully fitted KC-46 prototype was at the fuel dock on Paine Field last week when a wrong chemical was pumped into its fuel system, causing damage.
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JASDF intercepts KJ-200 over East China Sea
Japan Air Self Defense Force fighters have encountered a PLA KJ-200 AEW aircraft over East China Sea on Jul. 30. It is the first encounter of the early warning aircraft by Japanese warplanes.
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Tu-160M2 will incorporate avionics derived from PAK FA
Russia’s Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (RETC) will incorporate technologies from the PAK FA fighter program and use it in the upgrading the avionics of the Tu-160M2 bomber.
By Alex Beltyukov [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel to active first F-35I squadron next week
The Israeli Air Force will activate the first F-35I (“Adir”, Hebrew for Mighty) squadron at Nevatim Airbase next week.
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Boeing assigns vice president of airplane development to oversee KC-46 program
Boeing’s new CEO Dennis Muilenburg has appointed Scott Fancher, vice president of airplane development, to oversee the troubled KC-46 aerial tanker development program.
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