Aviation News
The U.S. Marine Corps had determined that the crash of a VMFA-232 F/A-18C that claimed the life of Maj. R. Sterling Norton was an accident.
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
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HMLA-267 carried out a four-day mission that took them to various places in Japan recently in order to test the effectiveness of the new auxiliary fuel tank for the unit’s AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez
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MBDA announced that the company’s Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) has been successfully fired from the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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Photo: MBDA
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North Korea’s launch of four Scud-ER ballistic missiles simulutaneously on Mar. 6 was a rehearsal for a potential nuclear strike against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, Jeffrey Lewis of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies said.
Continue reading “North Korea rehearse striking MCAS Iwakuni”
Capt. Tomohiro Sato of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is currently undergoing conversion training at VMMT-204. Sato will be the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey instructor pilot when the aircraft is introduced to the Japanese military next year.
