The newly-established F-16 production line in Greenville, South Carolina will soon be churning out F-16Vs for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.
Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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Mi-26 to flight test new engine in 2023
An anonymous source told ATO.ru that the Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopter will begin flight testing a new powerplant starting from 2023.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Mi-26) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
CNA: Russian military air operations in Syria
Anton Lavrov wrote an occasional paper for CNA in which he examines in detail the Russian military operations in Syria.
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Recent scandals could ruin KAI’s chances of winning T-X competition
Korea Times says Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is facing headwinds in its bid to sell the T-50A to the U.S. Air Force after recent scandals.
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USAF wants to upgrade the B-52H’s external wing pylon
The current external wing pylon on the B-52H bomber can only carry weapons up to 5,000 lbs. The U.S. Air Force is seeking a new external weapons pylon that can carry up to 20,000 lbs of weapons.
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