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Sep- 2023 -27 September
USAF Conducts First Flight of Upgraded U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane
The US Air Force has conducted its first flight of its U-2 Dragon Lady spy aircraft after undergoing a major avionics upgrade.
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27 September
Bulgaria to Provide Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine
Bulgaria's parliament decided to send aging, Soviet-era air-defense missile systems to Ukraine, its first such shipment to Kyiv.
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27 September
BAE Wins F-22 Electronic Warfare System Sustainment Contract
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a five-year sustainment contract for the AN/ALR-94 advanced digital electronic warfare system for the US Air Force F-22.
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27 September
BL Harbert to Develop Weapons Generation Complex for US Air Force
The US Navy has awarded BL Harbert a contract to construct a weapons generation complex at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
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27 September
Northrop Clinches $705M F-35 Air-to-Ground Missile Deal
Northrop Grumman has received a $705-million contract to supply new air-to-ground missiles for US Air Force F-35 combat jets.
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27 September
US Sends Four F-16s to Romania for NATO Air Policing
Four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets arrived at Fetesti Air Base in Romania to conduct NATO air policing missions in the area.
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27 September
Myanmar Junta Ramped Up Mass Killings, Air Strikes: UN Rights Office
Myanmar's military escalated its use of mass killings, air and artillery strikes in the past year, according to the UN's rights office.
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26 September
US Air Force Receives First eVTOL Air Taxi
Joby Aviation has delivered the first electric vertical landing and takeoff system to the US Air Force as part of an effort to integrate air taxis into the service.
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26 September
US Marines Seek Long-Range Air-Launched Loitering Munition
The US Naval Air Systems Command is conducting market research to identify potential suppliers of a long-range air-launched munition for the US Marine Corps.
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26 September
Only 55% of US F-35s ‘Mission Capable:’ GAO
The US Government Accountability Office has found that only a little more than half of the country’s F-35 fighter jets were “mission capable” as of March 2023.
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