Two Qatar Air Force Mirage 2000 fighters and a C-17 transport had to make an emergency landing in Cyprus after running out of fuel on Tuesday. The jets have since left for Crete, Greece after refueling. Another four Qatar Mirage 2000s are expected to join later.
Month: March 2011
Six civilians injured while downed F-15E crew was being recovered
News coming out of Libya say six civilians were injured when a U.S. helicopter fired at them while recovering the crew of a USAF F-15E that crashed in Libya. However, the United States denied that any shots were fired during the rescue.
CH-53K assembly line opens at Sikorsky Florida facility
Sikorsky has opened an assembly line for the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter in Florida. Five System Development and Demonstration (SDD) prototype aircraft will be built at the facility.
HC-130J completes development testing
The new HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft has completed developmental testing. The final test point was air-to-air refueling and was achieved on Mar. 14.
Rafale Ms make first sortie over Libya
Two Rafale M fighters were launched from French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle for their first mission over Libya on Tuesday.