The United States will conclude agreements to sell a large number of weapons to Israel, UAE and Saudi Arabia next week.
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Category: Air Force
Broken tail rotor behind IAF AH－1 crash
The Israeli air force concluded that a broken tail rotor had caused one of its AH-1 attack helicopter to crash last month.
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims rejects Beechcraft’s stop work request on LAS
Beechcraft’s attempt to get the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to stop work on the USAF’s light air support (LAS) contract for Afghanistan has failed.
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F-35A costs 10% more to operate than the F-16
The U.S. Air Force has told Dutch government officials that the cost per flying hour for the F-35A is about 10% more to operate than the F-16, at $24,000.
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USAF says it can replace part of RQ-4 Block 30’s role with other “classified platforms”
Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, the U.S. Air Force military deputy for acquisition, told Congress that part of the roles envision for the RQ-4 Block 30 can be substituted with the U-2 and other “classified platforms.”
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