Jacksonville's Cecil Field (KVQQ) was expecting to get a 71,000
square foot manufacturing plant that isn't coming now; Lockheed
Martin isn't getting some eight billion dollars it was counting on
($879 million of it immediately, the rest over 20 years); the Army
isn't getting its next generation spyplane, and Embraer isn't
getting its nose into the trough of US defense spending.
Not Grounded, But "Aspects Of The Rotors Have To Be
Addressed"
During a press conference to tout an improved safety record in
the Air Force in general and on the MiG-21 fighter in
particular, Air Marshal P S Ahluwalia, Director
General of Flight Inspection & Safety for the IAF, found
himself grilled on teething problems with the indigenous "Dhruv"
helicopter.
Wiring for pylons on
F-16 Fighting Falcons are being upgraded by the 309th Commodities
Maintenance Squadron at Ogden Air Logistics Center, enabling the
jets to handle 21st century smart munitions.
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