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Apr 13, 2020
The U.S. Coast Guard is committed to the Defense Department’s Future Vertical Lift program and will implement a bridging strategy to sustain an aging fleet of HH-65s and MH-60Ts for at least another decade, Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said on April 13. 
Apr 10, 2020
Budget cuts to ground NASA SOFIA 747SP observatory, while obsolescence prompts replacement study for DC-8 airborne science missions.
Apr 09, 2020
In-person training, inspector approvals are among the tasks being paused or reevaluated as agency seeks to maintain oversight.
Apr 08, 2020
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing agreed on a dramatically redesigned version of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s problematic Remote Vision System.
Apr 03, 2020
Germany expected to make Tornado replacement decision by April 12.

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