A Portuguese Air Force C-130H crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal on Jul. 11. Three on board were killed with another person injured.
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Hardware modification for KC-46A’s boom implemented, under testing
Boeing has added two bypass valves to the flying boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker to fix axial load issues when refueling large aircraft.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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Stratcom confirmed North Korea launched KN-11 on Jul. 8
A press release by the Pentagon says Pyongyang launched a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile on Jul. 8 and it was detected and tracked by U.S. Strategic Command.
Photo: Rodong News
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Raytheon developing MALD for carriage on F/A-18E/F
Raytheon has secured funding to modify its ADM-160 MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) for carriage on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F.
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Canada on track to select new search-and-rescue aircraft this year
Industry sources told Defense News that Canada will announce the winner of the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft competition by end of this year.
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