The U.S. Navy is looking at how to dispose its four super aircraft carriers.
[thumb]http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/02/navy-carrier-disposal-proves-challenge-navy-021912w/[/thumb]
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Aurora Flight Sciences to develop unmanned A-10
Aurora Flight Sciences has been selected by Raytheon to be the air vehicle platform lead to develop an unmanned version of the A-10 under DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program.
[thumb]http://www.aurora.aero/Communications/Item.aspx?id=apr-288[/thumb]
Two injured during maintenance on RoCAF C-130
Two engineers were critically injured when the nose wheel of a C-130 exploded at Pingtung Air Force Base, Taiwan. One of them is in a coma.
[thumb]http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/02/21/332297/Explosion-at.htm[/thumb]
Al Fursan makes RIAT debut
The UAE’s Al Fursan aerobatics display team will be coming to the Royal International Air Tattoo in July for the first time.
[thumb]http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/al-fursan-to-display-at-royal-international-air-tattoo.html[/thumb]
Putin inspects PAK-FA, unveils $768 billion defense spending
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he will spend $768 billion to upgrade Russia’s military during a visit to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant to inspect the T-50.
[thumb]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/20/russia-military-idUSL5E8DK5CI20120220[/thumb]