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Boeing has conceded that a software solution to fix the load issues on the flying boom was not robust enough and the company will have to modify the hardware itself.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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The first CAIG Wing Loong unmanned aerial vehicle ordered by Kazakhstan has been put on display at the KADEX-2016 arms show. The serial number suggests the production batch number is WD106.
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Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla disclosed that Vietnam is interested in getting the CN-295 transport – a C-295 license-built by Indonesian Aerospace.
By Dinas Penerangan TNI Angkatan Udara/Indonesian air force official information (Instagram.com/@tniudara) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A AH-64 aircrew from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at Fort Campbell on Jun. 1
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Photo: U.S. Army
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Slovakia’s new government has rejected an offer from Sweden for the lease of six JAS 39Cs and two JAS 39Ds. Defense Minister criticized the deal which he said the asking price was unacceptable.
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By Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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