Student and instructor pilots working under the Foreign Military Sales program flew the 100th sortie at Luke Air Force Base on Mar. 7.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.
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Category: Industry
Germany has failed to find buyers for its 13 A400Ms
Germany had wanted to downsize its A400M fleet from 53 to 40 aircraft since 2011 but till now it has not been able to find a buyer. Therefore the Luftwaffe has given up on the initiative and take delivery of all aircraft.
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By Peter Gronemann from Switzerland (A400M seconds to touch down) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Trump picks Boeing executive to be No. 2 at Pentagon
The Trump administration has recommended Boeing senior vice president Patrick Shanahan to be deputy defense secretary.
By “DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.” [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ukraine is making its own copy of the MiG-29
Ukraine is set to produce its own indigenous fighter and Jane’s reported that the jet will strongly resemble the MiG-29.
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By Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (Air Force of Ukraine. By Taras Gren) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Flight Global says Israel could be eyeing F-15 2040 variant
Arie Egozi from Flight Global reports that Israel wants its new F-15s to carry more missiles and this could be the 2040 configuration that Boeing was touting last year.
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Graphic: Boeing
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