The U.S. Navy will retire its last Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner with VT-86 in August. One single T-39D will remain in service with VX-31.
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Cost of upgrading F-35 reduced by $920 million
The Pentagon projected that it will only have to spend $1.65 billion instead of $2.57 billion to upgrade and fix problems found on early production batches of the F-35.
The Royal Navy’s first ScanEagle flight
HMS Somerset launched the Royal Navy’s first ScanEagle flight from the Persian Gulf on Jun. 22.
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Lockheed Martin found solution for F-35B bulkhead cracks
Lockheed Martin has come up with a solution to fix bulkhead cracks on the F-35B. U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Frank Kendall, said the process to fix the problem on existing jets will need to be certified.
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INS Vikramaditya likely to get Dhruv
India’s newest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will likely see the indigenous Dhruv helicopter operating on its deck.