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March 14, 2008

F-16 Down In Arizona, Pilot's Fate Unknown

Training Mission Took Off From Luke AFB

Little is known at this time about the status of the pilot of a single-seat F-16C that crashed Friday afternoon northwest of Phoenix, AZ.

'Black Cats' Receive Their Sixth Aircraft

Lockheed Martin recently delivered a sixth C-130J Super Hercules to the 41st Airlift Squadron, a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, at Little Rock Air Force Base, AR. The 41st, also known as the "Black Cats," is the first active-duty C-130J combat squadron in the Air Force.

Air Force Wants Second Powerplant Option

Officials with the US Air Force and the Department of Defense continue to spar over what each thinks is best for the service. In addition to differing views on how many F-22 Raptors the Air Force should be allowed to buy, and how many C-17 Globemaster III transports are needed, the two sides are also squabbling over whether to allow a second company to develop an engine for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.