CEO Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Chris Chadwick, told his staff that the company will decide if there’s a need to protest the award of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) contract to Northrop Grumman within two weeks.
Libyan helicopter carrying military officers shot down
A military helicopter from the Libya Dawn Coalition was shot down on Oct. 27. More than half of the 23 people on board were killed in the crash, the dead include senior officers of the Fajr Libya militia.
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By Rob Schleiffert (Mi-8) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Russia to develop patrol-variant of Il-114
Russia plans to resume production of the Il-114 airliner, the aircraft will be converted into patrol aircraft for the Russian Air Force and aviation border troops.
By Anton Bannikov [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Former USMC general named as first ever deputy assistant secretary of U.S. Navy for unmanned systems
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has named retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley as the first deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems.
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107th FS A-10s return home from deployment
Ten A-10s with 107th Fighter Squadron return home to Selfridge Air National Guard Base on Oct. 22 after a six-month deployment overseas.
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U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa
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