Aviation News
Lockheed Martin and Boeing have settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a F-22 pilot killed in a crash in November 2010.
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has refuted media reports that it will lower the number of F-16C/Ds to be ordered from 66 to 24 aircraft.
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Escuadrilla Acrobática Cruz del Sur (Southern Cross Aerobatic Squad), the aerobatic demonstration squadron for the Argentine Air Force, will swap their Sukhoi Su-29AR for the AT-63 Pampa II.
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In order to dedicate more time to his royal duties, Prince William may become a part-time RAF helicopter instructor.
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During Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 12, a Canadian CH-124 Sea King helicopter from HMCS Algonquin had the opportunity to drop five exercise torpedoes in one day.
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