The first batch of students undergoing the F-35 pilot training course in the 33rd Fighter Wing have flown for the first time on Mar. 6.
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Category: Navy
Liaoning may conduct blue water test this year
China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning might carry out its farthest mission later this year to assess its blue water capabilities.
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Indian Navy Chetak crashed, two missing
An Indian Navy Chetak helicopter with four crew members on board crashed on Tuesday. Two were rescued and the rest are missing.
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DARPA wants Predator-class UAV on LCS
DARPA has started a Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program to get the industry to come up with a Predator-class medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV that can fly and recover back from small ships such as the Littoral Combat Ship.
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Grounding of F-35 lifted
The Pentagon has allowed flights for the F-35 to resume. An email by the F-35 program office said a crack found last week was due to “prolonged exposure to high levels of heat and other operational stresses” in testing.
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