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First Flight of Sikorsky X2 Demonstrator Sikorsky's futuristic X2 high-speed helicopter technology demonstrator made its first flight today in Horseheads, N.Y., in the hands of chief test pilot Kevin L. Bredenbeck. AF: Pilots Caused Fatal F-15 Collision Human Error Cited in Most UAV Crashes Air Force IT Conference Kicks Off USAF Confident About CSAR-X Progress The U.S. Air Force is still confident a design will be selected as planned this fall for the armed service's controversial rescue helicopter replacement program, even though forthcoming draft findings of a Defense Department inspector general investigation could slow the process of announcing a winner. VFW Asks Airlines to Waive Bag Fees for Troops The VFW is calling on airlines to allow servicemembers traveling on orders to check a third piece of luggage without paying a $100 fee. VFW President George Lisicki made the request in a letter to the head of the Air Transport Association of America. B-ONEd Up and Bombing The U.S. Air Force has now used its B-1B fitted with an advanced targeting pod in anger for the first time. Georgia Strikes Back With Air Defenses If the land war in Georgia so far seems to be going decidedly in favor of the Russian army and navy, the Georgians seem to be racking up a lopsided score with their air defenses. Panel Blasts DoD's Response to Sexual Assault Claims House members infuriated by slow progress on the military's response to sexual assault claims accused defense leaders of a cover-up and tossed a senior department official from a hearing on the issue. Congress: Consider Tanker Industrial Base House defense appropriators directed the U.S. Air Force to consider "industrial base concerns" in its next evaluation of a replacement air refueling tanker.