A “first rivet” ceremony was held on Mar. 28 to mark the beginning of assembly work of a full-scale structural-testing model of an Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ATD).
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Category: Industry
GAO goes undercover to expose Chinese firms selling counterfeit military parts
The U.S. Government Acccountability Office set up a fake company to catch counterfeiters of military parts. Sixteen parts purchased by the fake company came from 13 Chinese firms and there were all determined to be counterfeits.
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White House refused to negotiate with Cornyn over Taiwan’s F-16C/D issue
The White House is not making any moves to negotiate with U.S. Senator John Cornyn over his demands to get clarification on the sale of new F-16s to Taiwan.
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Pentagon to reopen tender for light attack aircraft
The U.S. has assured Brazil’s Embraer that it will reopen bidding for 20 light support planes, Brazilian Industry and Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel told journalists.
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Lockheed Martin to pay $15.85 million for overcharging U.S. government
Lockheed Martin will pay the U.S. government $15,850,000 to settle a lawsuit on its failure to prevent a supplier from overcharging the aeronautical company and the government.
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