Category: Air Force
F-16 production line not fading away, its moving to Greenville instead
Lockheed Martin has decided against shutting down the F-16 production line at Forth Worth, instead the line will migrate to Greenville, South Carolina.
By SMSGT JOHN P. ROHRER, USAF (By http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan will receive its last P-3C in July
A Ministry of National Defense official from Taiwan says the last of 12 P-3Cs will be delivered in July. President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to officiate the delivery ceremony.
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Lockheed Martin rules out Golden Eagle for OA-X
Lockheed Martin has determined that a light attack variant of the KAI T-50 will not be offered for the U.S. Air Force’s upcoming OA-X competition.
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ANG thinking of retiring F-15C/Ds; replace homeland defense with F-16s
Lawmakers at a House Armed Services readiness subcommittee hearing on Mar. 22 were told by Lt. Gen. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, about plans to retire its 236 F-15C/Ds to save costs.
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