The Royal Air Force could be forced to retire its fleet of 55 Tranche 1 Eurofighters due to a lack of funds to upgrade to higher standards.
Flight suspension of Russia’s Tu-95s lifted
The Russian Air Force has allowed flights of Tu-95 bombers to resume after it imposed a ban following the crash of a An-22 in December.
T-38s being regenerated to serve as aggressors for F-22 training
The T-38 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance program at Holloman Air Force Base will be kept busy in the next few months as they regenerated 15 T-38s to act as aggressors for F-22 training.
Was Hu Jintao aware of J-20’s first flight?
Reuters reports that a Pentagon official said China’s President Hu Jintao was not aware that the J-20 had made its first flight when asked during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Son of Blackswift
The U.S. military is trying to revive the canceled Blackswift Mach 6 hypersonic plane with two separate programs.
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