Aviation News
Indonesia’s Air Force chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahyono has indicated that his service wants to procure 11 additional sets of the Skyshield air defense system.
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Photo: PT Alam Indomesin Utama
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PMA 251 has produced this nice infographic on the various aircraft launch and recovery equipment (ALRE) systems aboard the Ford-class aircraft carrier. Click the image for a high-resolution copy.
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Graphic: U.S. Navy
The U.S. government has approved a roughly $2.404 billion upgrade program for Greece’s F-16 fleet.
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Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The accident investigation for a VMA-223 AV-8B that caught fire on board USS Kearsarge last year has been completed.
By Official Navy Page from United States of America Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lacordrick Wilson/U.S. Navy (Sailor assists AV-8B pilot.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy announced on Oct. 11 that the network-enabled Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 is now fully operational.
By US Navy (US Navy Naval Air Systems Command) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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