South Korea’s S-3 purchase expected to be approved in June, Vietnam interested as well

At the FIDAE Airshow in Chile, Lockheed Martin said the sale of the S-3 to South Korea is expected to be approve in June and Vietnam plus another Asian country has shown interest in buying the retired ex-U.S. Navy anti-submarine hunter.

US Navy 030325-N-0000X-001 An S-3B Viking conducts routine missions from aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64)
By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35B air demo in U.K. might feature vertical landing and aerial refueling

A report from Defense News says the U.S. Marine Corps is looking at adding vertical landing and aerial refueling segments to its F-35B flying display at Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough Airshow.

Marines, sailors put F-35B to the test 150813-M-RH401-034
By Cpl. Neysa Huertas Quinones (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2129400) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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12 F-15Cs from 131st and 194th Fighter Squadrons deploying to Europe

The 131st Fighter Squadron from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts and 194th Fighter Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California will be deploying 12 F-15Cs to Europe starting from today.

104th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle
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