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• Stephen Losey
Gen. Mark Welsh, the US Air Force chief of staff, will retire effective July 1. The announcement sets a clear leadership transition timeline for the service’s top uniformed post and will shape near-term continuity planning across Air Force priorities.
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• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: The Pentagon has reached an agreement with Pratt & Whitney for the ninth low rate initial production (LRIP) lot of F135 engines, which power the F-35 joint strike fighter.
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• Lara Seligman
By DefenseNews.com: At least one Dutch F-35As will appear at the Leeuwarden Air Show in the Netherlands in June, according to Lt. Col. Sidney Plankman, chief of public affairs for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).
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• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: Sen. Dianne Feinstein will seek to block funding for the Air Force’s new nuclear-capable cruise missile program.
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• Lara Seligman
By DefenseNews.com: Congress has a fine line to walk on the B-21, a stealthy program.
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• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver 141 F-35 jets this year. Amid COVID-19 restrictions, it's unclear whether that will happen.
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• Vivek Raghuvanshi
By DefenseNews.com: The Indian Air Force is overhauling its plan to induct 114 medium-weight multirole fighters, with a senior service official saying the aircraft will be built in India with significant foreign technology transfer and no foreign procurement.
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• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Day-to-day restrictions on supersonic flight won't stop pilots from pushing the F-35 to the limits in combat, an F-35 test pilot tells Defense News.
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• Nick Lee-Frampton
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• Joe Gould, Leo Shane III, Valerie Insinna
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• Nathan Strout