Delivery Of The 25 Aircraft On Order Will Take Place Between 2017 And 2020
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced the first flight of an AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 on October 24, 2016 at its Yeovil facility in southwest England.
Program Provided Surveillance For Drug Smuggling And Illegal Border Crossings
A program to provide aerial surveillance along the Mexican border has been quietly ended by the Department of Homeland Security, and some Texas legislators are none too happy about the situation.
Plane Went Down March 29 In Afghanistan, Pilot Ejected Safely
A USAF Accident Investigation Board has determined that an F-16CM Fighting Falcon suffered an engine hardware malfunction resulting in its crash into a rural area in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility in Afghanistan on March 29.
The Air Force selected Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as the preferred alternative for the interim home for two F-16 Fighting Falcon training squadrons created to increase fighter pilot production as the service faces a growing pilot shortage.
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