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Lockheed Martin Corp has won a contract valued at $784 million to develop, deploy, test, and operate a Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.
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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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The Luftwaffe has again found issues with the way holes are drilled on the fuselage of the Eurofighter. This time, it has decided to halt deliveries of new jets.
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Twelve U.S. Air Force A-10Cs from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia Sept. 21.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins
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The Los Angeles Times said in its report that the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) is effectively a “zombie” program after 17 years of development and $2.7 billion spent.
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Photo: U.S. Army
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U.S. Air Force acquisition chief William LaPlante said his service is still thinking about a block buy of F-35s that the Pentagon is proposing.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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