Aviation News
HMS Illustrious has been training with the French Navy in the Bay of Biscay. A NH90 Caiman helicopter landed on a British ship for the first time as well.
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A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter landed on the flight deck of USS New York Jun. 22 as part of an exercise designed to improve the Army and Navy’s proficiency when landing on ships, and the ability to accommodate them while on board.
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A second consecutive successful intercept for the SM-3 Block 1B has taken place off Hawaii on Tuesday night.
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At the Farnborough airshow, MBDA will showcase its new Spear air-to-surface weapon for the F-35.
Continue reading “MBDA unveils high-subsonic standoff weapon for F-35”
Mexico says it has found the crash site of its naval Panther helicopter, the aircraft apparently “impacted the side of a mountain.”
Continue reading “Crash site of Mexican Navy Panther helicopter found”