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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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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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The Belarusian Air Force converted a motorway into a runway during an exercise for CIS states in Ivatsevichi District and Baranovichi District, Brest Oblast on Apr. 17.
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The Royal Air Force of Oman’s C-130 upgrade program will use Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system.
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The U.S. Air Force’s last four MC-130E Combat Talon I’s flew for the last mission at Duke Field on Apr. 15.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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