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US Air Force develops 3D-printed blade devices to slash C-17 fuel consumption
The U.S. Air Force tests 3D-printed Microvane drag-reduction technology on the C-17 Globemaster III, cutting fuel consumption ...
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U.S. Air Force C-17s Might Soon Fly with Drag-Reducing Microvanes, Saving $14 Million in Fuel Costs Annually
Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin ...
Congressman presses Trump administration on use of Bay Area-based airmen at U.S.-Mexico border
Bay Area Rep. John Garamedi is asking the Department of Defense to explain why military personnel from Travis Air Force Base ...
Air Force grapples with future of its San Antonio-based cyber war headquarters
Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, which oversees military airlift; or Air Education and Training ...
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C-130 Hercules
the Hercules operates throughout the U.S. Air Force serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces ...
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U.S. Air Force Tests “Pathfinder” Subscale Model of Blended-Wing Body Jet
As reported in The Aviationist, Air Force officials said that the conversion of the Air Mobility Command’s and Global Strike Command’s fleets to the BWB design would reduce annual fuel costs ...
Inside the cockpit: National Guard air tanker attacks Hughes Fire
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super ...