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U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has announced that Altus Air Force Base, has been selected as the KC-46A’s formal training unit, and McConnell Air Force Base, is the first active duty-led Pegasus main operating base.
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Finland’s Minister of Defence has rejected the proposal by the Speaker of the Parliament to buy Saab’s Gripen fighter.
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Sikorsky has demonstrated an optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter on Mar. 11. The flight is part of a demonstration of autonomous cargo delivery functionality to the U.S. Army.
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DSCA has notified the U.S. Congress on a potential sale of 18 Sikorsky UH-60M helicopters to Mexico.
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Henry “Hank” Chouteau, the Northrop YF-17 test pilot, has passed away on Apr. 15.