An F-35C from VFA-101 was at NAS Lemoore for six-days starting from Apr. 10.
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Indonesian F-16C Block 52 ID caught fire during take-off
A TNI AU F-16C Block 52 ID caught fire while attempting to take off at Halim Perdanakusuma airport today at 8:20 local time.
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BAE Systems settles with U.S. government over refurbishment of a Philippines Air Force C-130
A 1974 Philippines Air Force C-130 was in such a bad shape when it arrived at a BAE Systems hanger in Mojave, California for refurbishment that the company spent more than the ceiling price of $4.2 million to repair it.
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F-35C will be the last manned strike fighter for U.S. Navy
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus said the F-35C will “almost certainly will be, the last manned strike fighter aircraft the Department of the Navy will ever buy or fly.”
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Two C-17s for New Zealand would cost at least $600 million
New Zealand taxpayers will have to fork out at least $600 million if the government decides to replace five C-130s with two C-17s.
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