The naval variant of the Tejas has snagged an cross deck pendant (CDP) with its arrestor hook for the first time.
Day: August 3, 2018
RAF to establish 25 (F) Squadron to fly Hawk T2
Prompted by the increased demand for fast jet pilots, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has decided to establish 25 (F) Squadron to operate the BAE Systems Hawk T2 together with 4 Squadron at RAF Valley.
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By Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (Hawk T2) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
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AMC studying using rockets to deliver cargo across the globe
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) has been doing preliminary studies on how space launchers offered by private companies can be utilized to ferry cargo to remote destinations rapidly.
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Italian-born twins complete fighter pilot training
Two identical twins who were born in Italy recently completed their fighter pilot training at VT-7 and graduated.
MERIDIAN, Miss. (July 27, 2018) Marine Corps Capt. Matteo Occhipinti, left, Cmdr. Steven Vitrella, commanding officer of Training Squadron (VT) 7, 1st Lt. Andrea Occhipinti and U.S. Navy Capt. Nicholas Mungas, commodore of Training Air Wing (CNATRA) 1, pose for a group photo before the twin Occhipinti brothers simultaneously receive their gold aviator wings during a winging ceremony at the chapel at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., July 27, 2018. The brothers completed Advanced Jet Flight Training with Training Squadron SEVEN. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Liaghat/Released)
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