Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said carrier-based drones “will play an integral role in our (USN) future operations in this (Asia) region.”
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Day: May 17, 2011
Photo: Varyag gets all 4 phase array radar antennas
USAF widens OBOGS investigation
The U.S. Air Force has decided to look at on-board oxygen generation system on the rest of its fighter and trainer fleet.
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Reporter’s first hand account of Chinook crash in Afghanistan
A Canadian CH-47 crashed upon landing on a river bed in Afghanistan early Monday morning and Colin Perkel from the Canadian Press happened to be traveling in that helicopter.
F-35 performs similarly to F/A-18
F-35 test pilots are saying tests so far revealed the aircraft has performance similar to the F/A-18.
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