Aviation News
Rheinmetall has transferred the MANTIS air defence system to the German Air Force’s Air Defence Missile Squadron 1 “Schleswig-Holstein” in Husum, Germany.
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A X-47B was hoisted on board aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on Nov. 26. The unmanned aircraft will test carrier deck handling aboard Truman next year.
Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman
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The Israeli Defense Ministry says the David’s Sling missile defense system has carried out the first successful interception.
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The man in charge of overseeing the J-15 carrier-borne fighter, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Chairman and President Luo Yang, had a heart attack on board aircraft carrier Liaoning on Nov. 25. He passed away at 12:48pm.
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James Hardy, Asia-Pacific Editor of IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, looks at Taiwan’s F-16 upgrade program and it’s quest for 66 F-16C/Ds.
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