Aviation News
Japan will complete modifications necessary to support the flight operations of the F-35B in fiscal 2020, Asahi Shimbun reports.
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Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Australia will become the third country to join the United States in patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Pentagon has decided to pull the plug on the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program after “exercising due diligence,” the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering says.
Graphic: Raytheon
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The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated has figured out a way to convert a general aviation aircraft into an unmanned platform without making permanent changes to the plane.
The pilot of a Swiss Air Force PC-7 flew the aircraft into a mountain in poor visibility in September 2017, investigations have concluded.
Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons