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The last C-17 produced by Boeing has yet to find a buyer and India has indicated that it is keen to buy the cargo plane.
By U.S. Air Force by Jet Fabara [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Arie Egozi of Flight Global reports that Israel has selected the Raytheon APG-82(V)1 AESA radar for its F-15I fleet.
By TSGT KEVIN J. GRUENWALD, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Boeing T-X advanced jet trainer took to the air for the first time on Dec. 20 with lead T-X Test Pilot Steven Schmidt and Chief Pilot for Air Force Programs Dan Draeger in the cockpit.
The crash of a HMH-464 CH-53 in September last year, which claimed the life of a Marine, revealed a previously unknown issue on the type’s tail rotor drive shaft.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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