Aviation News
Taiwan has completed the deployment of the indigenous Tien Kung 3 air defense missile systems on three sites on the east coast of the island.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A RQ-4 assigned to 12th Reconnaissance Squadron has landed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska to participate in Red Flag Alaska 18-3.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco
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Boeing has been given a $152 million contract “to design, development, integrate and test the Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) Block II” for the Super Hornet.
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By Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/Released (U.S. Navy) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An interesting article by ABC News on how the Royal Australian Air Force practice searching for helicopters mustering cattle in the Northern Territory as part of their training regime.
Charles W Glynn / Herding the Cattle
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According to Reuters, the German Army has concluded that it needs 70 to 80 new light helicopters for its various military services.
Photo: Airbus
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