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An anonymous source from the Indonesian Navy told Jane’s on Feb. 23 that the service is expected to take delivery of four ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles in the middle of this year.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Meyers [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing has designed a new wing for Qatar’s F-15QA that it hopes will one day be selected as a service life extension option for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15Cs.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Debbie Hernandez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Seoul will soon have to decide whether to extend the lease of a modified Boeing 747-400 airliner or buy a new aircraft as its Air Force One.
By Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was in the White House this week for discussions with U.S. President Trump over the contract for two 747s to be converted into Air Force One.
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A U.S. Navy EA-18G assigned to VX-9 were injured when their jet’s environmental control system (ECS) failed during a flight from NAS Whidbey Island to NWS China Lake on Jan. 29.
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By Senior Airman John Linzmeier (DVIDS.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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