Aviation News
The Luxembourg Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) detachment was given a water canon salute by the Seychelles International Airport Fire Department after completing its 1,000th operational sortie as part of the EU Naval Force on Feb. 16.
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The U.S. Navy is still trying to determine the extent of the damage to its four P-3Cs, caused by a hangar roof collapse at Atsugi.
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Thales will install its BlueGate IFF system on the French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.
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The Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for the F/A-18 successfully completed its first flight on Feb. 11.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin
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Contractors have started dismantling the Aegis Ashore facility in New Jersey and will assemble them back later once every single piece arrived in Romania.
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