Aviation News
A Russia general has warned Norway not to equip its warships with Aegis ballistic missile defense system. Gen. Nikolai Makarov said Moscow will not accept Aegis ships operating near its Arctic territories or in the Black Sea.
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Squadron Leader Jim Schofield from the Royal Air Force is the first pilot from Britain to fly the F-35C. The flight occurred on Feb. 21 at NAS Patuxent River.
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Pakistan has taken delivery of its second batch of two P-3C maritime surveillance planes on Tuesday. Pakistan order six aircraft but the first two were destroyed by terrorists in May last year.
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The U.S. Navy is looking at how to dispose its four super aircraft carriers.
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An F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base carried out first external weapons test mission on Feb. 16. The weapons load for this mission involved carrying two AIM-9X missiles on the outboard wing stations with two GBU-31s and two AIM-120s inside the two internal weapon bays.
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