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Aviation Maintenance & Technology Exchange September 23, 2026 - No. 38

In This Issue : U.S. Air Force weighs first new F-16 order since 2005 to fill fighter gap left by aging fleet and limited F-35, F-15EX deliveries : The 30 finished Boeing 777-9s parked in Washington that no airline wants to fly : What are the details of the Air Force receiving the new Vengeance drone? : Air Force dubs Collaborative Combat Aircraft FQ-42 Vengeance, FQ-44 Fury  : The New LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM Was Supposed to Cost $77,700,000,000. The Price Is Now 81 Percent More at $140,900,000,000 and the Air Force Is Sweating : L3Harris says digital KC-135 cockpit upgrade can keep U.S. tanker fleet mission-ready beyond 2050 and reduce sustainment costs : Boeing says 777-9 testing could extend into 2027 over GE9X issue : AFA 2026: United States Micro Turbine targets US small jet engine market : US Air Force boosted B-52 bomber battle readiness by 40% without buying new jets : A millisecond software glitch led to more than 2,000 cancelled UK flights