Aviation News
NAVAIR announced that a P-8A equipped with the new APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) radar has made its first flight on May 20.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Schultze [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada bought nine VH-71 helicopters from the United States in 2011 to be used as spares for its search-and-rescue Cormorant helicopter, the Royal Canadian Air Force has determined that seven of those helicopters are airworthy and wants to add them to the flight line.
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Boeing’s KC-46A prototype flew with a refueling boom and outer wing refueling pods for the first time on Jun. 2.
The U.S. Navy has placed an order with Raytheon for 74 Standard Missile-6 all up rounds and other associative equipment for $149 million.
By U.S. Navy photo/Released (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=180264) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Northrop Grumman is bringing the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING pod to the next level by allowing any pod to be converted to OpenPod sensor system.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
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