The Pentagon’s Defense Acquisition Board met last Friday to review the comprehensive plan for operational testing of the F-35.
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Category: Air Force
Photo link: UAE A330 MRTT with broken boom
H/T to Eamon for the link to the picture of a UAE A330 MRTT with a detached boom. The aircraft was performing a test flight over Spain when the boom detached at about 7:30 p.m.
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RoCAF 28th Tactical Fighter Group selected as top military unit
For the fifth time, the RoCAF’s 28th Tactical Fighter Group has been selected as a model military unit. The group flies the IDF fighter from Ching Chuan Kang Air Base.
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USAF chooses Northrop Grumman to demonstrate Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to demonstrate technologies for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program.
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Romney wants to buy more F-22s
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he will re-open the F-22 production line and buy more F-22 Raptors.
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