Aviation News
Top secret intelligence documents leaked by Edward Snowden says Al Qaeda has created cells of engineers to try defeat unmanned aircraft.
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Russia has delivered all Su-30MK2s ordered by Indonesia. The final delivery took place on Sept. 4 at Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force Base.
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The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the KC-46. This clears the aircraft for production and prototyping.
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The U.S. Navy successfully tested Lockheed Martin’s Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) during recent Tactics Development exercises at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon.
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After months of preparation the weapons troop standardization load crew, or SLC, from the 33rd Maintenance Group performed the first munitions load verification on the F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr
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