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USAF Clears KC-46 Tanker to Refuel F-15, F-16 Fighters

USAF Clears KC-46 Tanker to Refuel F-15, F-16 Fighters

SCOTT AFB, Ill. — Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a third Interim Capability Release (ICR) mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus on Oct. 13, 2021.

This ICR decision allows the KC-46 to refuel all variants of the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon during U.S. Trans…

Lockheed Fires PrSM Missile at ‘Record-Setting’ Range

Lockheed Fires PrSM Missile at ‘Record-Setting’ Range

DALLAS — Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) completed its longest flight to date, exceeding maximum threshold, with the U.S. Army yesterday at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California. This marks the fifth consecutive successful flight test for the missile.

Firing from a Hi…

Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment today charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for The Boeing Company (Boeing) with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the FAA AEG’s evaluation of Boeing’s…
Turkey’s Search for Fighter Jets Puts Biden In A Bind

Turkey’s Search for Fighter Jets Puts Biden In A Bind

ANKARA — Turkey has a fighter jet problem. The decades-old Nato member was barred by the US from taking delivery of its order of more than 100 next-generation F-35s that were meant to form the backbone of its air force — a punishment for Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to buy a Russian-made air de…
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