Finland has picked Aeronautics Defence Systems’ Orbiter 2 UAV over BlueBird’s SpyLite. The €23 million deal includes 55 systems.
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Day: May 5, 2012
Two F-22 pilots speak out against flying on ’60 Minutes’
Two F-22 pilots have spoken to CBS’ 60 Minutes to explain why they refused to fly the stealth fighter.
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Swiss pilots fly Gripen E/F Test Aircraft in Sweden
A team of test pilots and flight test engineers from the Swiss Air Force and the Swiss federal defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, visited Saab in Linköping in Sweden to perform test flights with the Gripen E/F test aircraft from May 2-4.
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F-16 crashes at Utah Test and Training Range
A U.S. Air Force F-16, assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 8:35 a.m. May 4. The pilot ejected safely.
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