Parts from BF-2’s power thermal management system had to be sent back to Honeywell for inspection after the F-35B had smoke in the cockpit on Feb. 14.
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Category: Air Force
Two Su-30MK2s delivered to Indonesia
The first two of six Su-30MK2s ordered by Indonesia were delivered to Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force Base in Makassa on Feb. 15.
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Royal Saudi Air Force inducts A330 MRTT into service
The Royal Saudi Air Force has inducted an A330 MRTT tanker into service during a ceremony at Riyadh airbase on Feb. 25.
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Grounding of F-35 could be lifted within a week
Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, manager for the F-35 program, says grounding of the fleet could be lifted within a week once the cause of the engine problem is known.
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F-15C inadvertently broke sound barrier
An F-15C from the Massachusetts Air National Guard inadvertently broke the sound barrier over the New Hampshire-Vermont border on Thursday morning.
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