Aviation Week examines the future crop of new weapons that are expected to arm new platforms such as the F-35.
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Category: Air Force
Turkish Air Force shuns indigenous aircraft
While Turkey has produced two indigenous aircraft to meet the needs of its military, the latter is reluctant to accept both into service.
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ACC: Manning levels for USAF UAV fleet at breaking point
Head of Air Combat Command, Gen. Herbert Carlisle, has written a memo to the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, warning him that the manning levels of the service’s unmanned aircraft fleet is at a critical point.
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RCAF receives first Aurora with new satellite comms system
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has received the first of three CP-140M Aurora aircraft fitted with an Interim Beyond Line of Sight (IBLOS) satellite communications system.
Photo: Leading Seaman Eduardo Jorge
Spy ring at Lithuanian air base broken up
The authorities in Lithuania have arrested members of a spy ring operating in Zoknai air base.
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