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Canadian fighter pilot school to get M-346 trainer jets from Leonardo

ROME — The International Test Pilot School (ITPS) in Canada has signed to buy up to 12 M-346 trainer jets…

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Draft NDAA Would Authorize Multiyear Buys for F-35, F-15EX

Key lawmakers want to give the Pentagon more flexibility buying F-35 fighters, more money for spare parts, and more homework…

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Naval Aviators Safe After EA-18G Growlers Crash at Idaho Air Show

Four Navy pilots are safe after their EA-18G Growlers crashed during the Gunfighter Skies air show at the Mountain Home…

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Unplanned Depot Repairs on the Rise, but USAF Metric Undercounts Delays: Report

Depot-level maintenance took longer than expected for nearly three-quarters of Air Force aircraft from fiscal 2019-2024, according to a new report, as unplanned repairs rise across the aging fleet.  The report, from…

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Air Force Plans to Set New Goal for B-21 Fleet Size in 2028 Budget

There’s a growing consensus among experts, lawmakers, and Pentagon leaders that the Air Force should buy more than the planned…

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Austrian jets intercept US military planes two days in a row

VIENNA — Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets scrambled two days in a row to intercept U.S. military aircraft, the government…

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Smaller AIM-9X Could Give Drone Wingmen More Firepower

A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that…

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Air Force Plans to Keep B-1s Through 2037, Fly B-2s Longer

The Air Force is planning to invest nearly $1.7 billion to continue modernizing the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers over the next five…

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Northrop Delivers New Jam-Resistant Navigation System for F-22

Northrop Grumman recently delivered the first production-version of a new upgraded, jam-resistant airborne navigation system for the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and…

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Pentagon Requests 38 F-35s for the Air Force in 2027 Budget

The Pentagon is requesting funds to buy 85 F-35s in its fiscal 2027 budget, 38 of them A vairants for…

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