Aviation News
Just one month after experiencing a crash in Malaysia, the Indonesian Air Force’s Jupiter Aerobatic Team will be performing again, this time at the service’s 69th anniversary celebrations.
By Xu Zheng [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) or CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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The F-35 program office is looking at future upgrades to the stealth jet, the list includes lasers, new avionics and a new more fuel-efficient engine.
By Lance Cpl. Neysa Huertas Quinones (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1647814) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
General Electric (GE) is proposing its F414-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine for the Korean Fighter experimental (KF-X) program.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman (Official Flickr Navy Page) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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During a press briefing at the Pentagon, Adm. Bill Gortney, head of NORAD and Northern Command, said political leaders in U.S. and Canada have been briefed on upgrades to the early warning sensors in the North Warning System.
By TSGT DONALD L. WETTERMAN (http://www.defenseimagery.mil DF-ST-88-03448) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Obama administration has approved the sale of 15 AH-1Z helicopters and 1000 AGM-114R missiles to Pakistan.
By Lance Cpl. Christopher O’Quin, USMC (U.S. Marine Corps photo [1] 081219-M-2708O-107 [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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