The Swiss Air Force could have its first woman fighter pilot next year when 1st. Lt. Fanny “Shotty” Cholet graduates from her F/A-18 conversion course next year.
Month: December 2017
B-1B upgrading its rotary launcher too
The BRU-56 ejector attached to the B-1B’s rotary launcher is getting an upgrade so that the supersonic bomber can carry more smart bombs, Oriana Pawlyk reports.
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Canada will deploy Australian F/A-18s at CFB Bagotville and Cold Lake
The Canadian government has confirmed that the used F/A-18s that it intends to take over from Australia will be based at 3 Wing Bagotville and 4 Wing Cold Lake.
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UAE said to be interested in arming its Mirage 2000-9 with India’s Astra missile
A report by Hindustan Times says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken an interest in India’s indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM).
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VMU-4 retires the RQ-7B
VMU-4 flew its final RQ-7B unmanned aerial system flight during Exercise Steel Knight in Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 11.
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