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US Air Force enhances C-17 efficiency with 3D-printed blades, to save $14M annually
The U.S. Air Force is leading a major modernization effort with the installation of 3D-printed microvanes on C-17 Globemaster ...
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Air Force Awards $2.3B Contract to Boeing for C-17 Sustainment
Boeing has secured a contract modification valued at $2.26 billion for the sustainment of the U.S. Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft. The Department of Defense said ...
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U.S. Air Force Overhauls Pilot Training Again To Increase Pace
T-6A maintenance issues have contributed to slower pilot certification. Credit: Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds/U.S. Air Force Faced with ... or airlifter like a Boeing C-17. The service is retiring ...
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Air Force Pilot Dies After Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashes In Gujarat
An air force pilot died after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Wednesday during a night mission. The other pilot is receiving treatment in the hospital. "The pilots faced a ...
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Air Force Academy graduate pilots SpaceX mission to International Space Station, known as 'focused'
Air Force Maj. Nichole “Vapor” Ayers, a 2011 academy graduate, served as the pilot on a SpaceX capsule that launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, bound for the ...