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The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the KC-46. This clears the aircraft for production and prototyping.
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The U.S. Navy successfully tested Lockheed Martin’s Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) during recent Tactics Development exercises at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon.
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Embraer has delivered the first modernized A-1 (A-1M) fighter jet to the Brazilian Air Force.
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Alenia Aermacchi’s M-346 advanced trainer has been equipped with a Helmet Mounted Display (HMD).
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The Bell/Boeing team has proved that a Super Hornet can maintain station behind a drogue chute extended from a V-22.
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Bell/Boeing photos
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