Aviation News
Britain and France have unveiled a new Intergovernmental Agreement that allows for the sharing of certain technologies to aid the development of future generations of missiles developed by MBDA.
By Tiraden (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
AH-64D Apache attack helicopters from Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Arizona National Guard units will gather at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Arizona for the Gunfighter Fly-in competition.
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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Insitu has came up with a new concept to give the ScanEagle UAS an ability to be launched and recovered without the need for a catapult or sky hook.
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FLARES – Flying Launch and Recovery System from Insitu on Vimeo.
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At the hearing of a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee, Rear Admiral Michael Manazir told lawmakers that his service needs more Super Hornets to avert a shortfall in strike fighters.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Stevens [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The 212th Rescue Squadron from Alaska Air National Guard flew non-stop across the Pacific Ocean and deployed a guardian angel rescue team by air drop over Okinawa, Japan on Oct. 31.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Linzmeier
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