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A U.S. Air Force competition to buy light-attack aircraft might formally begin in as few as five months, according to an industry source.The service has told aircraft manufacturers that it expects to issue a request for proposals as early as October, the source said May 14. A contract award for up to several hundred planes could occur within six months of the RFP’s release, the source added.Maj. Emily Grabowski, an Air Force spokeswoman, declined to comment on the timeline, saying…
