Boeing has posted a video announcing that the KC-46 EMD-1 has completed flutter tests. This certifies the aircraft to fly in the tanker configuration with the boom stowed and drogues retracted.
Taiwan plans to launch optical satellite via SpaceX next year
Taiwan will have an optical satellite with a 2-meter resolution in orbit next year. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry FORMOSAT-5 into space.
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Photo: NCSIST
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USAF plans MQ-1 sundown in 2018
After repeated attempts to retire the MQ-1, the U.S. Air Force is determined to retire the fleet by 2018.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col Leslie Pratt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
India’s oldest and newest aircraft carriers
INS Viraat is seen here docking at Cochin Shipyard for its annual refit. To its right is the future INS Vikrant.
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Photos: India’s Ministry of Defense
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U.S. Navy could be taking delivery of just 12 F-35Cs a year in worse case scenario
The U.S. Navy is bracing itself for the possibility of buying just 12 F-35Cs a year in the 2020s stemming from budget shortfalls and competing requirements.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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