MV-22 tests rolling landing and takeoffs in excess of 57,000 lbs on CVN 77

The MV-22 has shown that it can land aboard an aircraft carrier with 57,000 pounds of gross weight, this is greater than the 49,000 pounds limit of the C-2A.

180803-N-JU894-0068 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2018) An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21, approaches the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is underway conducting routine training exercises to maintain carrier readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brooke Macchietto)

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Indonesia to proceed with Su-35 purchase despite risk of U.S. sanctions

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense says it will proceed to buy 11 Su-35 fighters from Russia despite the risk of being slapped with sanctions by the U.S.

Сухой Су-35С
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Spanish Eurofighters suspended from NATO Baltic Air Policing duties

Spanish Eurofighters deployed to the Baltics for air policing duties are being sidelined after one of the jets accidentally launch a AIM-120 missile over Estonia last week.

Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 - 14-12’ (30785478194)
By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon ‘C.16-48 / 14-12’) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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