Aviation News
An annual report from Chernyshev Moscow Machine-Building Enterprise revealed that the manufacturer of the RD-33MK jet engine received an order for 92 of those engines in November 2015. It is speculated that the engines are meant for Egypt’s order of 46 MiG-35s.
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The U.S. Air Force announced that the KC-46 flying with a modified boom has managed to refuel a C-17 in mid-air and the previously observe axial loading issues were not present this time.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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A military spotter caught the RQ-170 landing somewhere in Nevada (not sure yet if its Nellis) over the weekend and posted the video on YouTube.
L-3 says it has completed the first commercial-off-the-shelf avionics upgrade of a Argentine Air Force C-130H and delivered the aircraft back to the customer.
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Photo: Business Wire
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Portugal’s Euro 2016 team was welcomed home by two Portuguese Air Force F-16s as their Boeing 737 head towards Humberto Delgado Airport. Midfielder Joao Moutinho posted a video on his Instagram account on the encounter.