A Brazilian prosecutor has been assigned to investigate the country’s purchase of 36 Gripen NG fighters.
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GAO warns Boeing has insufficient time to test KC-46A before production decision
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that the Pentagon has to make a decision on building the first production models of the KC-46A just three months after the tanker has flown.
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Nigerian Air Force Super Puma crashed
A Nigerian Air Force Super Puma helicopter taxing to the apron crashed when its hydraulic systems failed.
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Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior live-fire demonstration
A Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter demonstrates its fire power to the media on Apr. 9 at a training range outside of Kabul, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force Photos by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston
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Corroded rivet was causing C-130 crew illness
C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force suffered from physiological problems when the aircraft’s pressurization system failed and could not be controlled effective. The cause remained unknown until recently.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Howard Blair [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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