The source of a fire that seriously damage a F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base on Jun. 23 was the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine.
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Category: Air Force
DARPA prepares to award Lockheed Martin with LRASM contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $200 million contract to Lockheed Martin for accelerated acquisition of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
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Meteor missile integration firings with Gripen concluded
Saab and FMV have concluded Meteor missile integration firings with Gripen, this clears the way for operational service of the BVRAAM on the Gripen C/D.
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Canadian tops USAF test pilot course
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Maj. Jameel Janjua recently finished at the top of the Test Pilot Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Singapore requesting for 913 JDAM kits
The U.S. Congress has been notified on a potential sale of 913 KMU-556B/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits to Singapore.
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