Dassault has taken the unusual step of becoming a co-contractor with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) for Rafales manufactured in India.
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Day: March 13, 2015
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to homeport in Norfolk
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will homeport in Naval Station Norfolk.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Sukhoi designer says it’s impossible for Su-25 to shot down MH17
Vladimir Babak, who helped design the Sukhoi Su-25, said it is impossible for the ground attack jet to shot down MH17 over Ukraine.
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Taiwan to send 32 pilots to train on UH-60M in U.S.
Taiwan will send 32 of its Army pilots to the United States for flight training on UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter in July.
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Excessive manoeuvre and imperfect nose cone lead to F-15D crash in Britain
An investigation into the crash of a U.S. Air Force F-15D in Britain last year found that the pilot had manoeuvred the jet too aggressively, coupled with the fact that the nose cone of the aircraft was imperfect, this caused the fighter into a spin which the pilot could not recover.
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