Aviation News
The lack of a HMCS and the AIM-9X on the F-22 makes the stealth fighter vulnerable against fighters with similar weapons in WVR (within visual range) combat.
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During a mock air combat training earlier this month by PLAAF’s Guangzhou Military Region, the red force was beaten and lost their AEW&C after exercise directors introduced a ‘English-speaking third party’ into the battle space.
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The head of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program for the past 13 years has decided to retire. Tom Burbage, a former Navy fighter pilot, will leave the company in March.
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Investigations into the crash of a RCAF CH-146 found that the helicopter had tried to take off when its weight exceeded limits.
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USS Harry S. Truman’s recent COMPTUEX saw the participation of B-1B bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron is using the opportunity to develop JMD tactics, techniques and procedures.
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