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Delays with the F-35 program has forced the U.S. Marine Corps to bring 30 legacy Hornets out from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to cover shortfalls, Jane’s reported.
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A Lockheed Martin executive with the company’s F-35 program said his firm is studying whether to shift work away from Canadian companies.
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A Montenegrin Air Force Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter went down on Jun. 10 and the crash injured its pilot, Col. Namik Arifovic, who happens to be the deputy commander of the air force.
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An Indian Navy sailor and a civilian were both killed after a toxic gas leakage on board Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Jun. 10.
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A South Korean KF-16D crashed on Mar. 30 during an exercise and it has now been determined that a defective component on the engine was the cause.
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