Japan Coast Guard Commandant Okushima Takahiro said on Jun. 16 that the agency will seek funding in next year’s budget to operate large unmanned aircraft.
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Flying crew chiefs for the B-52H bomber
U.S. Air Force flying crew chiefs are specially trained maintenance personnel who can provide in-flight maintenance when required. They can be found flying onboard cargo planes and refueling tankers but the B-52 is the only bomber platform with flying crew chiefs.
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USAF demonstrates conversion of Jet A-1 to JP-8 in Saudi Arabia
Last month, the U.S. Air Force’s 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron carried out a demonstration to covert commercial-grade aircraft fuel (Jet A-1) into military-grade aircraft fuel (JP-8) at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia.
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T-7A has a wing rock issue
Current flight testing of the Boeing T-7A has revealed a wing rock issue with the advanced jet trainer. Couple with other issues affecting the development program, the U.S. Air Force has decided to delay the full-rate production decision from 2022 to 2023.
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U.S. Army has tested an autonomous version of HIMARS
The U.S. Army declared that it has tested an autonomous variant of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Jun. 16.
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