Aviation News
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected to announce the decision to lift the probation on the F-35B during a visit to Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Friday.
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The first night flight of the F-35 was completed Wednesday at Edwards Air Force Base using AF-6. The testing will clear the way for night refueling and formation testing later this year.
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The Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) GBU-57A/B team has been given the 16th annual William J. Perry Award by the Precision Strike Association.
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The Russian Knights will be flying a new program during the Bahrain Air Show. This is the first time in four years that the team has traveled out of the country to perform.
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Michael Gilmore, director of the office of test and evaluation for the Pentagon, sharply criticized the USAF’s plan to certify the Boeing KC-46A.
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