The People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) has carried out its first Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) with four different types of fighters for the first time.
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Category: Navy
LRIP 8 negotiations concluded; 2 F-35As for Israel, 4 for Japan, 2 for Italy, 2 for Norway
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have reached an agreement in principle for the production of 43 F-35s under Low-Rate Initial Production lot 8 (LRIP 8) contract.
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Last EA-6B carrier deployment ending soon
VAQ 134 will soon return back to NAS Whidbey Island, ending the last carrier deployment for the EA-6B.
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SM-6s intercept targets in ‘engage on remote’ tests
Two SM-6 interceptors successfully intercepted a supersonic and a subsonic cruise missile target using data supplied from another warship.
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Australia selects EC-135 for Army, Navy helicopter training system
Australia has selected Boeing to provide 15 EC-135 training helicopters for its Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS).
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