Wanted: Russian biplane for special operations

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The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is seeking to lease a Soviet-designed Antonov An-2 biplane. The Air Force plans to use the plane for training its pilots and to facilitate bonding between its personnel and pilots and mechanics in friendly nations, particularly in the former Soviet states that still use the aircraft.

Strategy & planning, Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturing, Russia, Military Aircraft, Planning, Company business planning, Biplanes, United States. Air Force. Special Operations Command, Antonov An-2 (Aircraft)

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Air Force: no plant ot retire A-10

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Maj. Gen. David Deptula denied reports in the New York Times (May 27, 2003) that he had ordered subordinates to write a memo "justifying the decommissioning of the A-10 fleet." In fact, plans are that the Air Force will continue using the A-10 until about 2028.

National Security, Dept of the Air Force, United States. Air Force, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, A-10 (Aircraft), Deptula, David

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