The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has cut funding for the program to rewing the A-10 after Boeing incurred a 10-month delay.
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AIM-9X Block II completes back-to-back live fires
The U.S. Navy recently completed two successful live fire test missions on the AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missile at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif.
Yemeni tribesmen shot down Sukhoi fighter
Yemeni opposition tribesmen said they had downed a Sukhoi fighter belonging to the government and captured the pilot.
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AV-8B sips biofuel as well
An AV-8B Harrier #88, flown by VX-31 Maj. Gary “Mouth” Shill, performed the first bio-fuel flight test on Sept. 21 at China Lake.
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RoKAF losing pilots to airlines
South Korea’s air force is losing its senior pilots to civilian airlines. A lawmaker revealed that only 29 majors are to be promoted to lieutenant colonel next year.
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