A Lockheed Martin senior executive told Defense News that his company might offer the T-50A to the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the T-45 if it fails to win the U.S. Air Force’s T-X contract.
Category: Air Force
50th anniversary of C-5’s first flight
The Lockheed C-5 made its first flight on Jun. 30, 1968.
Australia orders six MQ-4Cs
Australia will spend $1.4 billion to acquire the first of six MQ-4Cs for the Royal Australian Air Force.
By Alex Evers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/8906719846/) [Public domain or CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Pakistan Air Force FT-7PG crashes
A Pakistan Air Force FT-7PG fighter trainer crashed during landing at the Peshawar Air Base on Jun. 26.
China needs at least 10 months to fix the CCU of the FT-7NI; Nigeria repaired it in a week
The Nigerian Air Force says it has managed to develop an in-house fix for the Communications Control Unit (CCU) on the FT-7NI fighter trainer.
By Kenneth Iwelumo [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons