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The U.S. Air Force plans to base the F-35A at only over thirty locations to cut down on infrastructure costs down the road.
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The Pentagon’s acting acquisition chief told Congress that multi-year purchase of the V-22 and CH-47F will lead to substantial savings.
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The U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio has awarded Boeing a $31.7 million full-rate production contract to supply the 111 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) for the Navy, Pakistan, Belgium, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and Finland.
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Holloman Air Force Base carried out a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise which saw the base launch a record 15 F-22s.
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Kanwa defense magazine reported that China has moved its Su-30MK2 fighters to Zhejiang Province’s Ningbo airbase. This base is only around 500 kilometers from Taiwan.
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