Aviation News
The French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has successfully carried out the first qualification firing of the naval cruise missile (MdCN or Missile de Croisière Naval) on Jul. 1.
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India’s INS Vikramaditya has left Sevmash shipyard on Jul. 3 for its latest sea trials.
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China says its first group of five pilots and landing signal officers were certified during recent sea trials on board aircraft carrier Liaoning.
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The second phase of manned aircraft launch tests using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) kicked off on Jun. 25.
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The U.S. Navy has removed the commanding officer of Naval Air Facility El Centro. No reasons were given on the firing of the former F-14, F/A-18 pilot.
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