Donley: 'Best Course Of Action Is To Trade Size For Quality'
In his keynote address at the 2012 Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley discussed major service accomplishments over the last 12 months and the Air Force's strategic way ahead.
Selected To Finalize Adaptive Engine Technology Development
The United States Air Force (USAF) has selected GE Aviation for negotiations to mature a suite of technologies to include variable cycle technology for the Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) program. AETD will enable GE to address the USAF's propulsion needs for improved fuel burn to provide combat aircraft in the beyond-2020 timeframe with significantly enhanced range, performance and thermal management capabilities.
Likely Stock Footage Of Turkish Stars Display Team F-5s
A flight of F-5s shown in a video presentation just before President Obama accepted his party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention is made up of Turkish aircraft ... not U.S. military planes.
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