Category: Industry

A mark-up by the U.S. House Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee in the draft FY 2017 defense budget has directed the U.S. Air Force to submit a report by Jan. 1 next year on the feasibility of restarting the F-22 production line.

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Steckler, U.S. Navy (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=73057) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Pratt & Whitney is developing an upgrade package for the TF33 turbofan engine so that it can continue to power the B-52H bomber well into 2040.

By Robert Frola (Flickr) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Reuters reported that the U.S. DoD and State Department have both cleared the sale of 36 F-15s to Qatar and 24 F/A-18s to Kuwait.

By TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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