Aviation News
The first commanding officer of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has taken command of the ship on May 24 at Portsmouth Naval Base.
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Exercise Maple Flag is back and this year, the French Air Force will bring four Rafales from 1/91 squadron to 4 Wing Cold Lake to participate in the Canadian variation of Exercise Red Flag.
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Flt. Lt. Edwin Borrman recently became the third Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot to be qualified on the F-35A.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries was awarded a $152 million contract on May 23 for advance planning for the construction of future aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 80).
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Pakistan has agreed to purchase an undisclosed number of AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to perform search and rescue across the nation.
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