Aviation News
Flight Global is reporting that the Israel Defense Force is giving preference to the Boeing CH-47 helicopter to replacing its aging CH-53.
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As Lockheed Martin ramps up production of its F-35 stealth fighter, the company is burning time and money fixing defects on the aircraft as it rolls out of the production line.
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By US Air Force from USA (Cruisin’) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The public will no longer know about future flight tests of U.S. ballistic missile defense systems and components after the Pentagon decided to classify the information starting from this year.
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Pakistan’s Air Force and Navy conducted a joint firing of anti-ship missiles on Mar. 5. The missiles were fired from PNS Saif and JF-17 fighter aircraft.
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Photo: Pakistan Navy
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Egypt dispatched its newly-acquired MiG-29s to escort the jet carrying Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to Cairo.
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