Aviation News
VMM-165 tested the Interim Defensive Weapon System during a training exercise at MCAS Yuma’s Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. This is the first time the weapon is fired on a West Coast installation.
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Four major U.S. military bases in Japan — Yokosuka Naval Base, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Camp Zama and Yokota Air Base — are sitting atop earthquake fault lines.
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Lt. Gen. Gao Shouwei from the PLAAF has refuted local media reports that the Chengdu J-20 will enter service this year.
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The Israeli air force and navy have decided to extend the service life of their Israel Aerospace Industries Westwind 1124 maritime patrol aircraft.
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The Philippine Air Force has officially inducted four PZL W-3A Sokol combat-utility helicopters into service.
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