By end of the year, the Eurofighter consortium will flight test an aerodynamic modification kit that adds leading edge root extensions and extended trailing edge flaps to the fighter.
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Category: Air Force
RAAF clarifies media report that C-17 pilot wasn’t able to land three times
The Royal Australian Air Force has refuted a media report saying a C-17 pilot failed to land the aircraft after three attempts.
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F-35A fire was “isolated incident”
Breaking Defense was told that the F-35A fire at Eglin Air Force Base on Jun. 23 was an isolated incident and will not affect the entire fleet.
Mexico requests sale of 5 UH-60M Black Hawks
Mexico has requested a possible sale of 5 UH-60M Black Hawks for an estimated cost of $225 million.
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Cost of upgrading F-35 reduced by $920 million
The Pentagon projected that it will only have to spend $1.65 billion instead of $2.57 billion to upgrade and fix problems found on early production batches of the F-35.