USAF Secretary Deborah Lee James indicated that her service will downgrade the requirements for the upcoming T-X advanced jet trainer contest in order to save costs.
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P-8A to get sub-hunting UAV
HT to Military Aerospace. The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research has awarded $8.9 million to BAE Systems to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that will hunt for submarines after launching from the P-8A.
USAF C-17 damaged by engine fire
A C-17 was starting up its third engine on Jan. 7 when its tailpipe caught fire and caused $300,000 in damage. Hit the source for the photo of the fire.
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Photos: Taiwan’s retired Presidential jet now on display
AIDC handed over a Boeing 727 to the RoCAF at Ching Chuan Kang airbase on Jan. 13 for public display. The jet served as a Presidential aircraft in the 1980s.
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Harder to detect North Korea’s missile launches
North Korea has made great strides in improving the quality of its fuel for ballistic missiles. This allows the nation to keep missiles loaded with fuel on standby for weeks to several years.
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