Niger has purchased a reconnaissance plane for $13.5 million. Neither the type of plane nor details of the purchase were given.
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JTAC fired after friendly fire incident in Afghanistan
The Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) who called in a B-1B air strike that killed five U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan on Jun. 9 has been fired by the U.S. Air Force.
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Lockheed Martin is also protesting USAF 3DELRR award
Shortly after Northrop Grumman filed its protest, Lockheed Martin has follow suit to protest against awarding the USAF’s long-range expeditionary radar contract to Raytheon.
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Royal Thai Navy, Air Force acquire five EC645 T2s and two EC725s
The Royal Thai Navy has signed for five EC645 T2s while its Air Force counterpart placed an order for another two EC725s.
First F-35A operational weapons load crew qualified
Three Airmen with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit became the first qualified operational weapons load crew for the F-35A during a qualification load at Eglin Air Force Base on Oct. 10.