Aviation News
An Israeli AH-1 attack helicopter has crashed in southern Israel. The aircraft was returning to a base in Palmahim after a routine training mission. Both reservist pilots on board did not survive.
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One of two F-35s flying from Fort Worth, Texas to Nellis Air Force Base was forced to land in Lubbock, Texas on Monday after a caution light came on in the cockpit.
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Taiwan will test fire its SM-3 and Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) missiles at the annual Han Kuan exercise next month.
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The 44th Fighter Squadron was recently named as the winner of the Raytheon Trophy for 2012. The trophy is awarded to the top air superiority or air defense squadron in the U.S. Air Force.
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