Aviation News
Lockheed Martin’s Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER) has been deployed to support U.S. Southern Command on board a U.S. Army C12 aircraft.
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Two small Israeli airlines have been told to get rid of their ATR turboprop aircraft as those planes cannot be fitted with anti-missile systems.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of six second-hand KC-130Rs to Japan.
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A Russian newspaper reported that Moscow plans to buy 15 AS350 and 30 AS355 light helicopters from Eurocopter for $201 million.
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Squadron Leader Jim Schofield from the Royal Air Force is the first pilot from Britain to fly the F-35C. The flight occurred on Feb. 21 at NAS Patuxent River.
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