Aviation News
A P-8A fuselage was recently delivered to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Weapons Survivability Lab where it will be tested to determine if the aircraft’s fire suppression system works.
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The first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy began its official flight test program Jul. 7. The flight was three hours and 49 minutes and all test objectives were met.
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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has placed an order for three additional AQS-24A airborne mine hunting systems with Northrop Grumman.
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The first flight of a C295 with an instrumented Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing has been completed.
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A CV-22 flew out of Cannon Air Force Base last month to USS Wyoming, a Ohio class ballistic missile submarine, out in the Atlantic Ocean for a simulated medical evacuation.
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