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The U.S. Air Force has resumed full production deliveries of F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets following the end of a 105-day strike at Boeing’s St. Louis facility, with the latest aircraft delivered to Portland Air National Guard Base in early December demonstrating a rapid recovery of the production line.
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The Canadian government has awarded Bombardier a $546 million contract to deliver six Global 6500 aircraft to the Royal Canadian Air Force, marking one of the first major procurements under the newly established Defence Investment Agency.
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The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has made aviation history by becoming the first customer to order Airbus’s next-generation A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+). The order, announced Sept. 25, marks a important milestone for Airbus as it transitions its tanker program from the legacy A330-200 to the more advanced A330neo variant.
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The LIG NEX1-Korean Air consortium has emerged as the highest-scoring bidder in South Korea’s 1.78 trillion won ($1.29 billion) electronic warfare aircraft program, outperforming the competing Korea Aerospace Industries-Hanwha Systems team in technical evaluations, according to defense industry sources.
Graphic: Korean Air
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Competitors vying to replace the U.S. Navy’s T-45 Goshawk are expressing confidence as Boeing struggles with delays and production issues plaguing its T-7 trainer program.
The M-346N is the proposed replacement for the T-45 Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program and a product prepared for competition by Beechcraft in colloboration with Leonardo of Italy. (Textron Aviation photos by Greg L. Davis)
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