Aviation News
Admiral Kuznetsov has left Severomorsk on Sept. 19 and will take part in five-day naval exercises in the Barents Sea from Saturday until Sept. 25.
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Royal Navy Lieutenant Alan Wootton landed his MV-22 on HMS Illustrious four times when the British carrier passed the USS Kearsarge on Sept. 20 in the Red Sea.
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Dignitaries and employees at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, welcomed the first F-35A that will receive depot level maintenance at the base on Sept. 20.
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Japan has embarked on a program to develop radar technologies that will detect stealth aircraft. $37 million will be allocated in the defense budget next year for the research.
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Norwegian F-16s, Swedish JAS-39s, Finnish F/A-18s and U.K. Eurofighters join U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, F-15C Eagles and KC-135s in the first Exercise Arctic Challenge in Norway on Sept. 16.
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