Aviation News
The U.S. Navy has chosen aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the first two ships to field the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling tanker.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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North Korea test-fired several missiles on Jun. 8 and now KCNA says those are a new type of anti-ship missile fired from a tracked launch vehicle. The system made an appearance during a military parade in Pyongyang this year.
China today revealed another J-15 carrier-borne fighter accident that took place in April last year. It was well known that a fatal crash occurred that month and took the life of pilot Zhang Cao.
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Miguel González from EL PAÍS reported that Spanish defense officials are keen to procure the F-35 so that it can replace its EF-18s and AV-8Bs.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Lamkin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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