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Boeing has flown the fourth and final flight test aircraft for the KC-46A program, a 767-2C. This aircraft will be used to conduct environmental control system testing.
Tim Stake, Boeing photo
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AIDC has given the nickname, blue magpie, to its XT-5 advanced jet trainer concept. The bird lives in the mountains of Taiwan and is very defensive of its nest, thus AIDC considered it as an appropriate name for the jet.
The Obama administration has cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale to Australia for up to 450 AIM-120D air-to-air missiles.
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Photo: @vx51
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Twelve U.S. lawmakers are against the plan by the U.S. Air Force to forgo a competition to replace its aging UH-1N helicopters and replace them with the UH-60.
By U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Photos: Royal Thai Navy/Airbus Helicopters
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