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December 12, 2016

President-Elect Trump Aims His Twitter Account At The JSF

Says F-35 Program Is 'Out Of Control'

Another military aviation program has drawn fire from President-elect Donald Trump. This time, he has taken to Twitter to criticize the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and government spending in general.

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Beechcraft Introduces Special Mission Enhancements For The King Air 350 Platform

Now Available With PWC PT6A-67A Engines

Beechcraft Corporation announced at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) conference in Dubai that the company is now offering Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines for improved performance on its King Air 350HW and King Air 350ER turboprops.

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Testing Facility For Combat Rescue Helicopters Opened By Sikorsky

Move Follows Early Completion Of Preliminary Design Review Milestone

A new Systems Integration Lab (SIL) has been opened by Sikorsky to begin testing key systems for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), the new aircraft being built for the United States Air Force.

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Newly Redesigned TF33 Engine Tested At Arnold AFB

Will Power Multiple Aircraft For The USAF

Testing of the TF33 Pratt and Whitney engine is being conducted at Arnold Engineering Development Center to verify and validate newly redesigned components of the engine.

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Transportable Jet Simulation Trainers Coming To Navy Fleet

AV-8B Sims Are The First Of Their Kind

The days of walking into the ready room on a ship and seeing a makeshift AV-8B cockpit, with its controls, buttons and knobs drawn on boards surrounding a “pilot” chair, are numbered thanks to a new U.S. Marine Corps training device coming to the fleet.

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U.K. MoD Makes £100M Investment In Britain's Future 'Protector' Program

General Atomics Systems Will Build New Drone Based On Existing Technology

U.K. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has agreed to a £100 million (approx. $126 million) contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to develop a new cutting-edge "Protector" Remotely Piloted Air System especially for the RAF.

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Legacy Hornets Slated For Retirement By The U.S. Navy

Hope To Procure 'Dozens' Of Newer Models To Make Up Fighter Shortage

The U.S. Navy is making plans to divest itself of some of its older "legacy" F/A-18 Hornets, with an eye towards the acquisition of "dozens" of newer model F/A-18E/F models, according to a military official.

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