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During the transfer of fuel in mid-air from a KC-46 to a C-17, testers found that the boom’s axial load was higher than expected. This setback could delay the type’s Milestone C decision in May, the U.S. Air Force has said.
Boeing photo by John D. Parker
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Fresh issues have crop up on the propeller gear boxes of the A400M but Airbus says the new setbacks will not delay its plan to deliver 20 of the cargo plane this year.
I, Mirgolth [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 contracts to four teams for its Gremlins program.
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Graphic: DARPA
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A Selected Acquisition Report seen by Bloomberg says Pratt & Whitney had delivered F135 engines with quality deficiencies in turbine blades and electronic control systems.
By Rick Goodfriend [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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At the FIDAE airshow in Chile, an executive from Embraer brief Reuters on the latest development in the KC-390 flight test program.
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