The redesigned tail hook on the F-35C has completed 36 successful roll-in arrestment tests at Lakehurst from Jan. 9-16.
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Day: February 6, 2014
Yak-130 to fly at Singapore Airshow
Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation announced that the Yak-130 will be flying at the Singapore airshow next week.
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USAF’s AN/URT-44 locator beacon failing half the time
The AN/URT-44 locator beacon used by the U.S. Air Force has failed to work in 10 out of 22 ejections.
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RMAF Butterworth could be relocated
A Malaysian company has revealed that it is in talks with the government to develop Royal Malaysian Air Force Butterworth into a “city of arts and leisure.”
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USAF flies MQ-1s and MQ-9s using ‘wobbling’ satellite
U.S. Air Force crews flew MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers during multiple missions in November and December using a commercial satellite that has a slightly ‘wobbling’ orbit.
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