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Alenia Aermacchi has laid out its plan for the M-345 and M-346 jet trainers. The company will start tests of the new M-345 HET, which is powered by a new Williams FJ-44-4M-34 turbofan, next year.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (M346 – RIAT 2009Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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CNBC was invited aboard one of the Italian KC-767 tanker that is currently in the United States carrying aerial refueling certifications with the F-35. Hit the source for the video.
Photo: F-35 Integrated Test Force
The head of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. Mark Welsh, told Defense News he wants more oversight on the Boeing KC-46 program.
Photo: Boeing
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The U.S. Naval Research Lab and Raytheon have demonstrated successful captive flights of a modular, rapid replacement architecture for electronic warfare (EW) payloads on the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J).
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Yonhap new reported that South Korea is going ahead with a plan to introduce 12 S-3 Vikings into service with the Navy. A military program review group has given the green light.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Kristi J. Earl. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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