The United States may soon approve Taiwan’s request to upgrade its F-16A/B fleet, Defense News reports.
Day: June 6, 2011
Fuel system fault lead to RAAF PC-9 crash
Investigators have concluded that a RAAF PC-9 crashed last month due to a faulty fuel system.
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The end of stealth?
Analyst Barry Watts from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments ponders whether advances in radar technology might render stealth obsolete in his report.
Vietnam buying more Su-30s, SAMs
Vietnam’s deputy Defense Minister, Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, confirmed that Hanoi wants to buy more Su-30s and surface-to-air missiles.
Last S-3B Viking overhauled at FRCSE goes back to VX-30
An aircrew from VX-30 delivered the third and final Lockheed S-3B Viking aircraft to undergo specialized depot-level restoration at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) back to the squadron May 30.