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Mike Gibbons, vice president of F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18 Growler programs at Boeing, told reporters that his company must decide in March 2014 whether to continue funding to keep the jet’s production line open.
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A classified 2010 study by the Pentagon had recommended that the Afghan Air Force operate a combined fleet of Mi-17s and CH-47s.
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Alenia Aermacchi has come up with a new firefighting system that will go into service with Romanian Air Force’s C-27Js.
Continue reading “Romanian Air Force C-27J to use new firefighting system”
South Korea has signaled its desire to buy over 12 CH-47Ds operated by U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).
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Boeing and Saab have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to offer a new aircraft to meet the U.S. Air Force’s T-X advanced trainer contest.
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