The U.S. Air Force announced that Altus AFB, Fairchild AFB, Wash., Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and McConnell AFB, are candidate bases for the first active-duty led KC-46A main operating base.
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USAF to spend $5.8 billion on F-15 programs
Starting from 2008 till 2017, the U.S. Air Force will have spent about $5.8 billion on F-15 programs, with F-15E Strike Eagles accounting for about $3.2 billion of that total.
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Dassault peddling Rafale to Canada
Dassault’s new chief executive Eric Trappier told French daily Les Echos that his company will offer the Rafale fighter to Canada.
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Pentagon says defective part caused F-15’s breakup in 2007
The Pentagon found that Boeing provided “defective” or “nonconforming” parts which resulted in a F-15 breaking up in mid-flight in 2007.
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Video: Grob Tutor from RAF Cranwell makes emergency landing in a field
A Grob Tutor training aircraft based at RAF College Cranwell was forced to make an emergency landing in a field to the airfield at 12:25pm on Jan. 10. No one was hurt during the incident.
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