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September 16, 2013

Canadian Government Considers Scrapping Current Sea King Replacement Program

More Than A Billion Dollars Spent And No Aircraft To Show For It

A legal battle may be brewing between the Canadian government and Sikorsky over the replacement to the country's aging Sea King helicopter fleet. Sikorsky is the latest company to work with Canada on a replacement for the 50-year-old helos still in service with their military.

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RAAF Gifts F-111C Jet To Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

Of The Seven Jets Released To Civilian Institutions, This Is The Only One Given Outside Australia

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor recently welcomed the General Dynamics F-111C jet (serial number A8-130) to its collection of vintage and high performance aircraft. A gift from the Royal Australian Air Force, the jet is one of seven airframes being released to civilian institutions, the only one being gifted outright, and the only one being given outside Australia.

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USAF C-17 Production Contract Ends With 223rd Delivery

Employees Continue To Build Airlifter For Global Customers, Sustainment Work Ongoing

Boeing delivered the 223rd and final U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifter Wednesday, fulfilling the production contract more than 20 years after the first delivery. The aircraft left Boeing’s Long Beach, CA facility to fly to its assignment at Joint Base Charleston, SC, where a ceremony marked its arrival.

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Old Bird Gets New Mission: AH-1F Cobra Restored

Fort Cambell Soldiers Restore The Vietnam-Era Helo For The Base Museum

Soldiers from Company B, 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) – OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter mechanics and OH-58D armament-electrician-and-avionics technician specialists – recently began the process of refurbishing an AH-1F Cobra at Fort Campbell, Ky. After cleaning, repainting and reassembling the helicopter, it is set to go on display in front of the Don F. Pratt Museum at Fort Campbell, joining many others on display across from the museum.

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Boeing To Highlight Innovative Capabilities For USAF At AFA Technology Expo

Will Feature Aircraft, Weapons, Communications Systems

Boeing will showcase capabilities that meet the needs of the U.S. Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference & Technology Exposition, held Sept. 16-18 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland.

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UK Military Helicopter Support Contract Awarded

The MOD Has Awarded A Contract To Rolls Royce Turboceca For Engine Maintenance For Two Of The UK's Military Helicopter Fleets

The 6-year agreement with Rolls-Royce Turbomeca will deliver essential support for the Army’s Apaches and the Merlin helicopters used by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The new contract will deliver savings of more than £300 million ($474.5 million) compared to previous arrangements. Both the Apaches and the Merlins, which operate around the world and have had extensive service in Afghanistan, are powered by the same RTM322 engines.

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CAF Announces AirPower Expo In McKinney

The Texas City Will Be Host To An Unprecedented Collection Of Historic World War II Aircraft On October 3–6

The City of McKinney, Texas will be host to an unprecedented collection of historic World War II aircraft on October 3-6 when the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) iconic B-29 Superfortress FIFI – the only flying B-29 in the world – visits Collin County Regional Airport. She will be accompanied by an array of equally rare aircraft.

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