The U.S. Navy discovered that none of the 17 squadrons based at NAS Oceana put their pilots through a recommended computer-based course on using the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) during its investigation into the crash of a Super Hornet last year.
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USAF to downgrade T-X specs
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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