U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approached the Congress for $225 million in additional funding to buy Iron Dome interceptors for Israel.
India’s sixth C-17 coming home with restored Havard
India’s sixth C-17 strategic transport will be returning home on Jul. 28, before touching down in New Delhi, it will make a stop in U.K. to pick up a restored T-6G Harvard for the IAF.
TNI-AU commission Grob G 120TP simulator into service
The Indonesian Air Force commissioned its first Grob G 120TP simulator into service at Adisutjipto airbase on Jul. 24.
RIO of last F-14 Demo talks about the Tomcat and other things
LCDR Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka, RIO of the last F-14 Demonstration jet, spoke to Foxtrot Alpha about flying the Tomcat.
KC-46 has wiring harness issues
During Boeing’s second quarter conference call with analysts and reporters, CEO Jim McNerney revealed that his company will take a $272 million charge for fixing problems with the KC-46 air tanker’s wiring harness.
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