Aviation News
The first British F-35 has been ferried to Eglin Air Force Base by RAF Squadron Leader Jim Schofield during a 90 minute flight from Forth Worth.
[thumb]http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2012/july/international-f-35-fleet-begins-build-up-at-eglin-air-force-base.html[/thumb]
A MiG-29KUB has made a touch-and-go on INS Vikramaditya last week. The aircraft was flown by Col. Nikolai Diorditsa and Mikhail Belyaev.
[thumb]http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120723/174739426.html[/thumb]
The U.S. Navy announced that two crew members on board the MH-53 that crashed off Oman did not survive.
[thumb]http://hamptonroads.com.nyud.net/2012/07/2-missing-after-norfolkbased-navy-helicopter-crash[/thumb]
A HM-15 MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter crashed off Oman on Jul. 19 while conducting heavy lift support operations. The U.S. Navy is still trying to determine the fate of its crew.
[thumb]http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68466[/thumb]
A carrier integration team from the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) recently carried out software testing aboard USS Harry S. Truman to prepare for the X-47B first landing on board next year.
Continue reading “USS Harry S. Truman prepares for arrival of X-47B”