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USAF wants JSTARS replacement as soon as 2022

Posted on February 3, 2014 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information (RFI) to replace the E-8 with a new platform based on a business jet.

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Survivor of MH-53 crash spoke first time

Posted on February 3, 2014 by alert5

One of the survivors of a U.S. Navy MH-53E crash, Dylan Boone, spoke publicly for the first time on the ordeal.

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Posted in Navy

Dambusters’ final mission over Afghanistan

Posted on February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 by alert5

The Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron “Dambusters” have flown their final mission over Afghanistan and will be returning home to disband.
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Posted in Air Force

DOT&E wants Navy to improve on testing

Posted on February 2, 2014 by alert5

The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester wants the U.S. Navy to carry out shock testing on the USS Gerald Ford instead of carrying it out on the second ship.
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Posted in Navy, Research

Couple flew Apaches in Afghanistan

Posted on February 2, 2014 by alert5

Elizabeth and Jacob Marceaux are a husband-and-wife team who have flown Apaches in combat in Afghanistan.

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Posted in Army

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