Aviation News
A Thales unit in Belfast is looking for an international partner to complete development of a laser-powered soft kill system that will protect warships from electro-optically guided weapons.
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Two Dominican Air Force pilots were killed when their ENAER T-35 Pillán crashed during an aerial display in the Caribbean Sea off the shore of Santo Domingo on Apr. 7.
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An F/A-18F from VFA-103 crashed into the water while operating near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the North Arabian Sea, Apr. 8.
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The White House has decided to delay a test of the Minuteman III intercontinental missile scheduled next week at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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