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The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the KC-46. This clears the aircraft for production and prototyping.
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After months of preparation the weapons troop standardization load crew, or SLC, from the 33rd Maintenance Group performed the first munitions load verification on the F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr
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Instructors from Marine Air Weapons and Tactics One went to Linköping, Sweden last month to teach Forward Air Controller (Airborne) operations and Close Air Support to the Swedish Air Force.
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Embraer has delivered the first modernized A-1 (A-1M) fighter jet to the Brazilian Air Force.
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Philippine lawmakers are questioning the government’s decision to buy 12 T-50 supersonic jet trainers from South Korea.
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