A group of retired F-14 aviators are raising $150,000 to build a 10-foot tall, 4-sided, black, granite obelisk to honor the fighter in Virginia Beach.
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Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Fatal crash of Nanchang CJ-6 in California
The pilot at the controls of a Nanchang CJ-6 was killed when the plane went down in Santa Susana Mountains on Jun. 15
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Potential Aegis Ashore site in Akita needs to be protected from tsunami
Japan’s Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya has admitted on Jun. 14 that a potential Aegis Ashore site in Akita prefecture would need to be protected from tsunami.
Photo: MDA
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U.S. Army retrofitting FIM-92s with proximity fuzes
The FIM-92 Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) for the U.S Army is being enhanced with proximity fuzes, Raytheon says.
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MiG has delivered two MiG-35s to Russian government, to develop loyal wingman
Russian aerospace firm MiG says Moscow has accepted the delivery of two MiG-35s.
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