Aviation News
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has published its preliminary report into the loss of a TA-4K operated by Draken International at Nellis Air Force Base on Aug. 18.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk ‘N141EM’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Africa’s Defense Minister Nosiviwe Masipa-Nqakula announced plans to update the country’s indigenous Rooivalk attack helicopter during the African Aerospace and Defence Show in Pretoria on Sept. 13.
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Boeing and Saab rolled out unveiled not one but two of their its T-X aircraft at St. Louis on Sept. 13. The American aerospace giant has also uploaded three videos to its YouTube channel.
UkrOboronProm has produced this video showcasing the upgraded Mi-24PU1 attack helicopter. UkrOboronProm recently delivered three examples to the Ukrainian military.
Saab disclosed that its Giraffe AMB radar had been in South Africa the past six months and had been pair with Denel’s Umkhonto surface-to-air missile for a series of test-firings.
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