Aviation News
The accident investigation for a VMA-223 AV-8B that caught fire on board USS Kearsarge last year has been completed.
By Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lacordrick Wilson/U.S. Navy (Sailor assists AV-8B pilot.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy announced on Oct. 11 that the network-enabled Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 is now fully operational.
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Embraer says it has sold six A-29s to an undisclosed customer and the aircraft will be delivered by 2018.
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By US Air Force from USA (A-29 Super Tucano) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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It has emerged that a Ka-52 attack helicopter that strafed bystanders during the Zapad military drills last month had another firing incident 25 minutes after the first occurrence.
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VFA-125 has been forced to abandon its plan to carry out carrier qualification testing aboard USS Abraham Lincoln due to Hurricane Irma.
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