Day: July 2, 2019
Hot-pit refueling on F-35 now faster thanks to 1950s technology
Airmen from the 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base have found a way to shave time off during the hot-pit refueling on F-35s using a Type 1 hydrant system from the 1950s and hose cart from the 1970s.
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INS Viraat to be scrap
The Indian Navy has given up plans to covert decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat into a museum and will scrap the ship.
German EC-135 crashes
A German Army pilot was killed when his EC-135 helicopter crashed near the northern city of Hanover on Jul. 1.