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South Korea to decide on winner of aerial tanker contest on Jun. 30

Posted on June 29, 2015 by alert5

South Korea will pick one winner out of three contestants for its aerial refueling tanker contest on Jun. 30 at the National Defense Acquisition Program Committee meeting.

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GAO found that USAF may have overstate or understate estimated savings from retiring A-10

Posted on June 28, 2015June 28, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s desire to retire the A-10 attack jet failed to find support from the Government Accountability Office.

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Top Gun 2 confirmed

Posted on June 28, 2015June 28, 2015 by alert5

Skydance CEO David Ellison confirmed that a sequel for the 1986 hit Top Gun is in the works and he hinted that Tom Cruise may reprise his role as Maverick.

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