T-38 Talon Replacement Postponed
As part of the administration’s fiscal year 2013 defense budget proposal, the U.S. Air Force is tapping on the brakes …
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FY 2013 Defense Budget Request: Cuts in Air Force Aircraft
The Air Force says that its fiscal year 2013 budget proposal comes from an approach “that retains critical core capabilities …
Japan F-35 Buy Is No Surprise
As the 1980s German synthpop band Alphaville proclaimed in their hit single, “Things are easy when you’re big in Japan.”…
F-35B STOVL Fighter Is Off “Probation”
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced on Jan. 20 that he is ending the “probation” of the short takeoff/vertical landing …
Looks Like Everybody Wants Unmanned Cargo Capabilities
A multi-service general officer panel appearing at one industry conference in late 2011 was faced with an audience question of …
T-6C+ Texan II Sale to Mexico a Welcome Boost for Planemaker
On Jan. 9, 2012, Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft announced its first sale of T-6C+ Texan II primary trainers to the Mexican …
Air Force Flight Test Center Has a Tradition of Exploring the Unknown
It’s the home of the right stuff.
The motto of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) is ad inexplorata, …
Air Force Suspends Light Air Support Contract After Less Than Two Weeks
Less than two weeks after making a source selection, the U.S. Air Force has suspended work on the $355 million …
U.A.E. Becomes First International Customer for THAAD
In what must be a mere coincidence of timing with the latest round of saber-rattling across the Straight of Hormuz, …
Super Tucano Is Winner in Contentious Light Aircraft Contest
The U.S. Air Force quietly made a somewhat surprising choice Dec. 22 when it tapped Brazil’s Embraer as winner of …