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Defense Watch: T-X Update, Top BAE Spox Departs, SASC Takes Up Noms

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Friday, September 6th, 2019

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Defense Watch: T-X Update, Top BAE Spox Departs, SASC Takes Up Noms

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T-X. The Air Force’s forthcoming T-X trainer aircraft has completed 100 test flights as of Sept. 5, the manufacturer Boeing said Thursday. The Air Force awarded Boeing and Saab a joint contract in 2018 to develop the T-X, which will replace the Air Force’s T-38 trainer fleet. Air Force Fighters. The F-16 fleet is the only Air Force fighter that is expected to hit a mission capable rate of 80 percent or higher this fiscal year, Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly,…

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