The U.S. Navy reported that eleven people, including one Marine and two civilians, were injured when an engine of a F/A-18 from VMFAT-101 caught fire while preparing to be catapult from John C. Stennis on Thursday.
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Month: April 2011
Bulgarian Air Force gets final C-27J
The third and last C-27J Spartan for the Bulgarian Air Force was delivered on Mar. 31.
U.S. Navy retires USS Nassau
USS Nassau (LHA 4) was decommissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on Mar. 31 after thirty years of service.
Eurofighter consortium given green light to carry on work on AESA radar
The four nations behind the Eurofighter program has given the green light to continue work to integrate an AESA radar on the fighter.
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Photo Link: Wreckage of Swiss AF AS532 Cougar
Photo showing the wreckage of a Swiss Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar that crashed in Maderanertal in the Swiss Alps on Mar. 31.