Aviation News
A KC-135 crew with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron help the pilot of a stricken fighter reset his on board systems after he lost its communications and navigational instruments.
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The Swiss Air Force will evaluate the Heron 1 and Hermes 900 over Swiss airspace in September and October.
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The United States has decided to greatly reduce its participation at the Austere Challenge 12 missile defense exercise with Israel over concerns that Israel would launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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Russia plans to develop its own sea-based missile defense system similar to the American Aegis, an official said.
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Raytheon has been awarded a sole source U.S. Navy contract to extend the range of the AIM-9X and address existing obsolescence issues.
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