The FL-3000N close-in weapons system has been confirmed to be fitted on board the Varyag.
Month: April 2011
NATO running out of LGBs for Libyan mission
Senior NATO and U.S. officials say Britain and France are running short of laser-guided bombs to attack targets in Libya.
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First Eurofighter pilot to fire in combat describes mission
The Royal Air Force Eurofighter pilot who carried out the first ground attack mission describes his mission that day.
RAF’s new tankers could gain ISR role
RAF chief Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton told the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Aerospace 2011 conference that the A330 Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft cold gain some intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions.
VMA-214 hosts reunion with 3 original pilots
Jim Hill, Ed Harper and Harry Johnson, three original pilots with VMF-214 ‘Black Sheep’ during World War II, went back to the squadron at MCAS Yuma on Thursday for a reunion.