A Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter on a training mission
went down Tuesday evening in Mobile Bay. Officials have confirmed
that one person has been fatally injured, and three others are
missing.
Flexibility Is US Air Force Bomber’s Greatest Asset
The Boeing B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat
mission. The heavy bomber entered service with the U.S. Air Force
on June 29, 1985, and has been in nearly continuous combat for the
past 10 years. The milestone mission took off from a base in
Southwest Asia and was flown in support of operations over
Afghanistan before returning to base.
Scandals Have Officials Afraid To Take Responsibility For
Acquisitions
Sometimes US military procurement is strangled by Congressional
gridlock, or special interests fighting through their lawmakers to
win contracts. But in India, new reports say procurement
investigations over the last 30 years have so tainted the process
that government officials are afraid to take responsibility for
approving contracts, for fear they'll spend the rest of their
careers under suspicion.
Says Questions About Documentation Caused The Abrupt
Cancellation
The Air Force has cancelled its $355 million contract with
Embraer for 20 Super Tucano aircraft that it had awarded December
31st effective Friday. The contract award, which is still being
litigated, will be investigated.
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