Aviation News
The Omaha World-Herald reports that three RC-135S Cobra Ball spy planes were airborne during the time North Korea test-fired the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile.
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General Atomics has been awarded a $17 million contract to integrate the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) onto the MQ-9 Reaper.
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Reuters is reporting that Canada will announce next week of its intention to buy second-hand Hornets from Australia and give up plans to buy the Super Hornet from Boeing.
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The turbofan engine designed specifically for the Sukhoi PAK FA fighter has made its first flight on the stealth jet on Dec. 5.
