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The Air Force has not committed to procuring Boeing’s Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals, or FAB-T, said Maj. Gen. John Hyten, director of space programs in the Air Force’s acquisition office. “It’s a fairly complicated story, but as we entered...

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said he hopes that the Defense Department will retain the C-27J Spartan transports it’s already acquired, even though the Air Force last month announced plans to divest the entire Spartan fleet. For now,...

Cockpit fogging caused an F-16 pilot to overshoot the runway on landing at an air show last July, announced Air Combat Command on Tuesday. The Alabama Air National Guard aircraft was on final approach to Wittman Regional Airport south of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, when the air conditioning system malfunctioned, according to the ACC accident investigation board's report. The pilot, assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron, followed proper defogging procedures, but was unable to clear the windscreen, determined the investigators. Unable to judge the aircraft's angle of attack, the pilot touched down without deploying the airbrakes, leaving inadequate stopping distance on rollout. To ensure the crowd's safety, the pilot elected to stay with the aircraft, overrunning the 8,000-foot runway by 300 feet, states the report. Though neither pilot nor bystanders were injured, damage to the F-16C totaled an estimated $5.4 million, according to the report. (AIB report; caution, large-sized file.)

The Army is using its overseas contingency funds to help manage its drawdown, said the land service’s Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno Tuesday. Since the service expects to reduce its active duty end strength from 570,000 to 490,000 by...

Engineers are looking to add an F-22 parking pad with apron space for 14 aircraft at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, announced the Army Corps of Engineers. The $10 million to $15 million project includes construction of a 15,000-square-yard concrete pad,...

F-16 test pilots from Edwards AFB, Calif., flew mock combat at Red Flag for the second time, testing new software and weapons integration at Nellis AFB, Nev. “Taking a developmental test unit and putting it in that large-force employment, we...

Italy’s defense ministry is cutting F-35 strike fighter procurement by nearly a third, slicing Italy’s order from a total of 131 airframes to 90 aircraft. “It’s a significant reduction that is coherent with our need to reduce spending,” Defense Minister...

The 250th C-130J Super Hercules off Lockheed Martin’s production line lifted off on a ferry flight from Marietta, Ga., to its new home at Dyess AFB, Tex., announced the company. The 317th Airlift Group’s 15th Super Herk arrived on Feb....