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According to Flight Global, the U.S. Air Force is expected to issue a request for information (RFI) on Sept. 9 for a helicopter that will replace its aging UH-1Ns that are guarding its nuclear missile sites.
By U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Antonov has released pictures of its unfinished An-225 that will soon be refurbished and modernized for delivery to China as part of an agreement for joint series production of the aircraft in China.
Photos: Antonov
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A press release by the U.S. Marine Corps says the F-35B detachment with VMX-1 next assignment is to test how the jet will integrate with the Navy’s Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) sensor network.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Reuters says the U.S. government is expected to approve the sale of 36 F-15s to Qatar and 28 F/A- 18E/F to Kuwait. The decision could be made as early as next week.
By TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A foreign trainee pilot was saved by his F-16’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) during a training flight with the Arizona Air National Guard’s 152nd Fighter Squadron.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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