Israeli Aerospace Industries will sell unmanned aerial vehicles and missile defense systems to Azerbaijan for $1.6 billion.
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Category: Air Force
Global Strike Command may get more used UH-1Ns from Marines
The USAF Global Strike Command may acquire more used UH-1Ns from their Marines counterparts in order to expand its Huey fleet.
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Two-year delay for LRSO program
The Pentagon had planned to start a program to replace its AGM-86 missile this year. However, the start of the Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) program has been pushed to 2015.
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USAF adding pressurization to U-2 cockpit
One of the key upgrades to keep the U-2 flying into the next decade is to add pressurization, U.S. Air Force’s deputy chief of staff told Aviation Week.
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Competition to build America’s next bomber has started
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that a competition to build a new long range bomber has started.
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