The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential sale of nine UH-72A helicopters to Thailand. The estimated cost of the contract is $89 million.
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Category: Air Force
First General to be qualified to fly F-35
Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, is the first general qualified to fly the F-35.
U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.
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Thales to provide ATC equipment at two new Saudi National Guard airfields
Thales has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide the Saudi Arabia National Guard with navigation aids (navaids) and air traffic control tower equipment at two new airfields.
YouTube: First flight of RAAF F-35A
Australia’s first F-35A took to the air for the first time from Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 29.
Manufacturing defects discovered on Eurofighter
Germany has decided to cut the flying hours for its Eurofighter fleet after a manufacturing default was discover on the aircraft’s fuselage.
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