A court martial has given former Russian Air Force Maj. Gen. Kanamat Botashev a four-year suspended sentence and fined 5 million rubles for crashing a Su-27 last year.
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LRS-B avoids sequestration
The Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) has managed to evade impacts caused by sequestration but it will run out of room to avoid disruptions in future budget cuts.
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Delivery of F-35B to resume next month
Lockheed Martin will resume delivering F-35Bs to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma sometime within the next month.
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CH-47F Block 2 to boost payload capability
The U.S. Army wants the CH-47F Block 2 to regain the ability to carry a 22,000-lb payload, a capability that was lost over the years.
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IAI to build F-35 wings
Israel Aerospace Industries will build wings for the F-35 under a 10-15 year contract.
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