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In this Oped on Wall Street Journal, Daniel Z. Katz – the director for defense analysis at Aviation Week Intelligence and Data Services – urge the U.S. government to station a fighter wing, air-refueling tankers and P-8 on Luzon, Philippines.
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By LCpl Jose D. Lujano [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis declared the RQ-21A has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on Jan. 31.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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The current rotor blades fitted on the V-22 are too labor-intensive to manufacture and Bell Helicopter will test a blade under the manufacturer’s Advanced Technology Tiltrotor (ATTR) program.
By U.S. Federal Government employee (U.S. Federal Government) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense has refuted a report that the island will buy AV-8Bs that are sold as Excess Defense Articles once they are retired from the Marine Corps.
By DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Pentagon has given Pratt & Whitney two contracts to build 167 F135 engines to power the F-35. The ninth batch will produce 66 engines while the last contract is for 101 power plants.
By Rick Goodfriend [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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