A Boeing statement released late on June 17 add critical details to the initial reports based on the Congressional testimony a day earlier by Gen. Charles Brown, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, and a follow-up statement by the Air Force press desk.
NATO defense ministers have signed an agreement to create a network of flight training centers across Europe that could reduce reliance on U.S.-based training facilities.
Outsourced air combat training and augmented reality startup Red 6 announced June 1 that it landed $30 million in new venture capital, almost all of it from existing investor Snowpoint Ventures.
The move activates the final assembly line nearly 29 months after the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract to supply 351 jets and 46 simulators to replace the Northrop T-38C Talon.