Japan will find it difficult to field the RQ-4 Global Hawk as the current aviation law restricts the flight of unmanned aircraft in Japanese airspace.
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Day: September 6, 2013
MV-22 that crashed in Nevada beyond repair
MCAS Miramar has issued a statement regarding the hard landing of a MV-22 in Nevada last month. The mishap is classified as Class A and the aircraft is damaged beyond repair.
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South Korea to lift grounding of T-50 next week
The RoKAF will resume flying the T-50 from next week after investigators determined that there were no technical problems with the jet that crashed on Aug. 28.
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Canada issues draft RFP for fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft
Canada has taken another step towards replacing its aging CC-115 fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft by releasing the draft RFP for a replacement.
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B-2 finally gets very low frequency communication system
The B-2 will finally be installed with a very low frequency communication system that was omitted in 1992 due to budget constrains.
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