One of two F-35s flying from Fort Worth, Texas to Nellis Air Force Base was forced to land in Lubbock, Texas on Monday after a caution light came on in the cockpit.
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Taiwan to test fire SM-2, HF-3 next month
Taiwan will test fire its SM-3 and Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) missiles at the annual Han Kuan exercise next month.
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44th FS is winner of 2012 Raytheon Trophy
The 44th Fighter Squadron was recently named as the winner of the Raytheon Trophy for 2012. The trophy is awarded to the top air superiority or air defense squadron in the U.S. Air Force.
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Scorpion HMCS for F-22 under evaluation
The USAF hopes to evaluate the Visionix Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system (HMCS) for the F-22 later this year.
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Raytheon’s dual-band datalink tested with Thales radar
Raytheon has tested its company-funded dual-band datalink with a Thales Nederland Advanced Phased Array Radar (APAR). This will open up the potential to employ the full range of missiles within the Standard Missile family on more European ships.
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