The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that the projected price tag for the KC-46A is set to fall $1.8 million per aircraft.
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Photo: X-47B completes night flight
The X-47B clocked its first night flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Apr. 10.
U.S. Navy photo
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Textron AirLand’s Scorpion achieves Mach 0.72
Textron AirLand announced that its Scorpion ISR/Strike aircraft not only has achieved Mach 0.72, it also clocked 50 flight hours.
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Lockheed Martin offers remanufactured S-3s for COD
Lockheed Martin believes that 87 S-3s now in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona will be useful for the U.S. Navy’s carrier onboard delivery (COD) mission with a new fuselage.
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Boeing to shut C-17 line 3 months earlier, cut 3 aircraft
Boeing has determined that the C-17 line will shut down three months earlier than planned and the company will produce three fewer aircraft in 2015.
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