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July 06, 2018

Travis AFB Replaces Independence Day Fireworks With Intel Drone Light Show

Display Postponed To Thursday Due To High Winds July 4

Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, collaborated with Intel to replace a traditional Independence Day fireworks display with an Intel Shooting Star drone light show involving 500 aircraft.

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Sierra Nevada Corporation President Eren Ozmen Receives Prestigious Award

Recognized For Leadership In Aerospace And National Security

For exceptional contributions to American jobs and national security, Women in Defense (WID), an affiliate of National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), presented Eren Ozmen, president and owner of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), with the notable Service to the Flag award. Honoring only two women annually—one top government leader and one distinguished industry leader—the award recognizes women who have made a significant impact in the national security and defense industry.

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Army Special Operations To Acquire Special Chinooks

Contract Awarded For Four MH-47G Helicopters By The Department of Defense

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded an $80,729,096.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to Boeing for four new build MH-47G rotary wing aircraft. 

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USAF Cancels Light-Attack Evaluation Flights

Suspension Follows The Fatal Injury Of A Pilot Flying An A-29 Super Tucano For The Program

A senior U.S. Air Force official says it has suspended indefinitely the flying portion of its light-attack evaluation program following an accident which resulted in the fatal injury of a pilot. But Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the Air Force’s top uniformed acquisition official, insisted that the experiment will continue without further flying, and in the event that the Pentagon decides to move forward with the Light-Attack program, the Air Force will be ready to put out and RFP by the end of the year. "Right now, we’re still progressing down that path. I’ve not pulled back on the throttle on any way, shape or form in that area right now,” Bunch said.

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