Bell Helicopters is trying to get Australia interested in getting its AH-1Z attack helicopter for the two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships.
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Category: Navy
British F-35B to carry out ski-jump testing from this week
A British F-35B will be used to test the jet’s ski-jump capabilities at NAS Patuxent River from this week onwards.
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VX-23 embarked on board USS Carl Vinson to test PALS, ACLS
A team from VX-23 traveled to the Gulf region in order to go on board USS Carl Vinson and test its Precision Approach Landing System (PALS) and Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS).
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Carrier Charles de Gaulle has launched air ops against ISIL
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has launched military operations against ISIL in Iraq on Feb. 23.
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Bogdan: Physical resemblance between FC-31, F-35 purely cosmetic
Speaking to reporters ahead of the Australian International Airshow, the F-35 program manager said China’s FC-31 physical resemblance to the F-35 was purely cosmetic.
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